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Jujuba
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Yungshima
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Riku Dima
Community
Dimasa
Category
Dress and Ornaments
Summary
The term is used to refer to the Border Design found in Dimasa traditional cloths. It includes geometrical, dotted, plants, animals, flowers, etc. Each of the Riku Dima has its own unique name.
Pangsla
Community
Dimasa
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
One of the Dimasa's traditional entrance gates.
Thaijuw
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Summary
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica which believed to have originated from the region between northwestern Myanmer,Bangladesh,and northeastern India.
Sisa
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Summary
Sisa is a domestic animal. We Dimasa people believe that Sisa is a "follower of god" (Asaba hamya janang nure thikhade mithiridu)
Musu
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Summary
Domestic Animal
Weaving of clothes
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Literature, Oral Traditions
Summary
This game requires atleast 2 players (1 player can also play alone but it becomes more interesting for a child with 2 or more players). 2 suthai are required to strike each other during the game, one is the target and the other is the striker.
Honoh
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Yungsharima
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Dikong
Community
Dimasa
Category
Oral Traditions
Summary
One of the oldest of Dimasa primordial verses refers to myth of Dilaobra-Sangibra in which it is narrated how their ancestors met at the confluence of river named Dilao-Sangi to formulate all the governing principles of Dimasa socio-religious experience.