An ethnic group living in northwestern Myanmar. The population is estimated at about 1.2 million. They are closely related to the neighboring Lushai, Hakha, and Kuki peoples, and their language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family. They form a local community through several lineages based on patrilineal descent groups. Political relationships between lineages are sometimes determined by formal marriages based on matrilineal cross-cousin marriage. They cultivate millet and rice through slash-and-burn cultivation, and raise livestock such as cows, pigs, and goats, which are symbols of wealth and prestige. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
ミャンマー北西部に住む一民族。人口約 120万と推定される。近隣のルシャイ族,ハカ族,クキ族と近縁関係にあり,言語はチベット=ビルマ語族に属する。父系出自集団を基礎とするいくつかのリニージによって地域社会を構成する。リニージ間の政治的関係は,母方交差いとこ婚に基づく規定的な縁組によって決定されることがある。焼畑耕作によって粟や稲などを栽培し,富と威信の象徴である牛や,豚,やぎなどの家畜を飼う。
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