Garo people - Wikipedia
The Garo people are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who live mostly in the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya with a smaller number in neighbouring Bangladesh. [5][6] Historically, the name Garo was used for a large number of different peoples living on the southern bank of Brahmaputra River, but now refers primarily to those who call themselves A...
Garo - Summary - eHRAF World Cultures
They are known as 'Garos' to outsiders; but the Garos always designate themselves as 'Achik' ('hill man'). The Garos are divided into nine subtribes: the Awe, Chisak, Matchi-Dual, Matabeng, Ambeng, Ruga-Chibox, Gara-Ganching, Atong, and the Megam. These are geographic subtribes, but are also dialectal and subcultural groups.
Garo | people | Britannica
In Meghalaya: People …of Meghalaya are Tibeto-Burman (Garos) or Mon-Khmer (Khasis) in origin, and their languages and dialects belong to these groups. The Khasis are the only people in India who speak a Mon-Khmer language. Khasi and Garo along with Jaintia and English are the state’s official languages; other languages spoken in… Read More
Garo people - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya, Republic of India and neighboring areas of Bangladesh, who call themselves A·chik Mande (literally "hill people," from a·chik "hill" + mande "people") or simply A·chik or Mande. [1] . They are the second-largest tribe in Meghalaya after the Khasi and comprise about a third of the local population.
The Garos - eHRAF World Cultures - Yale University
This is a detailed ethnographic description of the Garo, dating from the first decade of the twentieth century. This volume is divided into seven sections (a general introduction, domestic life, laws and customs, religion, folklore, miscellaneous, and language) and six …
Garo - Encyclopedia.com
Garo. ETHNONYM: Achik. Orientation. Identification. The Garos living in the East and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya in northeastern India speak the Garo dialect. They are one of the best-known matrilineal groups in India. Here the Garos are not just another aboriginal tribe — they are the major aboriginal tribe. Others are the Hajong ...
The Garo Tribe: A Window into Meghalaya’s Rich Cultural Heritage
2024年7月31日 · The study examines the Garo people's unique cultural identity through an ethnographic lens, covering their rich traditional practices, such as their festivals and their indigenous knowledge systems in agriculture and medicine, as well as their matrilineal social structure and its effects on family dynamics and land ownership.
Garo - Description - eHRAF World Cultures
The Garo are a major aboriginal group in the region and are divided into nine subtribes. The Garos practice a slash-and-burn cultivation. Land for shifting cultivation is owned by the clan. The household is the primary production and consumption unit. The Garos reckon their kinship through the mother and inherit property in the female line.
A day at Wangala festival with the Garo community
2 天之前 · While strolling through the stalls and observing the Garo people making preparations for their big day, we noticed other media outlets present to cover and showcase how the Garo community ...
a large number of ethnic groups of people. These groups, belonging to different racial origins, came from different directions at different points of times and settled here. They carried with them diverse socio-cultural traditions peculiar to their identity. The Garos, who constitute the canvas of my study, is one of the largest
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