Reang

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The Reang are an indigenous ethnic group primarily found in the northeastern Indian states, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language, traditional dance and music, and rich folk customs.

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Reang canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bru ⓘ
Riang ⓘ
country India ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
culturalHeritage intangible cultural heritage of Northeast India ⓘ
culturalPractice community festivals ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
rich folk customs ⓘ
danceCharacteristic acrobatic balancing in Hojagiri dance ⓘ
ethnolinguisticFamily Tibeto-Burman ⓘ
geographicDistribution Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
Assam ⓘ
Manipur ⓘ
Mizoram ⓘ
Tripura ⓘ
hasLanguage Bru language ⓘ
Reang language ⓘ
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ
languageStatus minority language in India ⓘ
musicCharacteristic use of traditional percussion instruments ⓘ
primaryRegion Northeastern India ⓘ
linked to: Northeast India
primaryState Tripura ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
animist beliefs ⓘ
folk religion ⓘ
significantPopulationIn Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
Assam ⓘ
Manipur ⓘ
Mizoram ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based society ⓘ
traditionalDance Hojagiri dance ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ
traditionalDress handwoven garments ⓘ
traditionalHousing bamboo houses ⓘ
stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalMusic folk instruments ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
traditionalOccupation hunting and gathering ⓘ
jhum cultivation ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
usesScript Bengali script ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ

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