 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 371,000 appox.[1] (2011 Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India (Assam(in Tiwa Autonomous Council), Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
 Myanmar | |
| Languages | |
| Tiwa, Assamese (predominantly spoken) | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Tibeto-Burman groups |
The Tiwa people (Also known as Lalung)[2] is 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.[3]
A striking peculiarity of the Tiwa is their division into two sub-groups, Hills Tiwa and Plains Tiwa.[4] 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.[5]
- ^ "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Driem, George van (12 September 2022). Languages of the Himalayas: Volume 2. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-51492-8.
- ^ Wouters, Jelle J. P.; Subba, Tanka B. (30 September 2022). The Routledge Companion to Northeast India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-63699-4.
- ^ "Many Tiwas account for the cultural dichotomy between hills Tiwas and plains Tiwas in terms of an acculturation to the Assamese dominated plain culture"(Ramirez 2014:20)
- ^ Pha Poroi - Indrasing Dewri, O Ange Tiwa Tosima, retrieved 8 October 2024