Karbi people

Karbi
Mikir
Arlêng
Karbi tribe of India
Total population
528,503 (In India, 2011)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 India528,503
           Karbi Anglong (Assam)511,732 (2011 census)
           Arunachal Pradesh1536
           Meghalaya14380
           Mizoram8
          Nagaland584
 BangladeshN/A
Languages
Karbi language, Amri language
Religion
Hinduism (Vaishnavism)
Animism[2][3][4][5][6]
Related ethnic groups
Other Tibeto-Burman groups
(Chin people, Kuki people, Dimasa people, Naga people, Bamar people)

The Karbis or Mikir[10] are one of the major ethnic community in Northeast India. They are mostly concentrated in the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong of Assam.

A Karbi elder in traditional attire, wearing a Poho (white turban), a choi-hongthor (woven jacket), a lek paikom (gold-plated necklace) and another poho on his right shoulder
  1. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". Archived from the original on 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ Teron, D. (2011). Karbi Studies (Vol-2). Guwahati: Assam Book Hive.
  3. ^ Hanse, H.M. (2007). Traditional Dwelling Process of Karbis. In P.C. Patniak & D.Borah (Eds), Tribes of India: Identity, Culture, and Lore (pp.61-79) Guwahati: Angik Prakashan
  4. ^ The Karbi deities can be divided into three groups according to their function and these are Hem-Angtar, Rongker and Thengpi-Thengso (Phangcho, 2003; Terang, 2007).
  5. ^ Phangcho, P.C. (2003). The Karbis of North-East India. Guwahati: AngGik Prakashan.
  6. ^ Terang, C.K. (2007). "Festival and Beliefs of the Karbi Tribe". In P.C. Patnaik; D. Borah (eds.). Tribes of India: Identity, Culture, and Lore (Special Focus on the Karbis of Assam). Guwahati: Angik Prakashan.
  7. ^ "639 Identifier Documentation: aho – ISO 639-3". SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics). SIL International. Retrieved 29 June 2019. Ahom [aho]
  8. ^ "Population by Religious Communities". Census India – 2001. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Census Data Finder/C Series/Population by Religious Communities
  9. ^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. 2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01 MDDS.XLS
  10. ^ Bori, Kamala Kanta (2012). Oral narratives of the Karbis an analytical study (PhD thesis). Gauhati University. hdl:10603/115233.

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