Tiwa people (India)
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For the language, see Tiwa language (India).
The Tiwa people (তিৱা / tiwa), are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland, and some parts of neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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Total population | |
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371,000 appox.[1] (2011 Census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
India (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh Myanmar | |
Languages | |
Tiwa, Assamese (predominantly spoken) | |
Religion | |
Hinduism, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kachari |
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A striking peculiarity of the Tiwa is their division into two sub-groups, Hill Tiwa and Plains Tiwas, displaying contrasting cultural features.[2] The founder of Tiwa community is Pha Poroi “Indrosing Dewri” who has contributed a lot to the construction of Tiwa society. He also wrote the Tiwa national anthem called - O Angé Tiwa Tosima.