Jan23,2024
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The Karbong community is one of the nineteen recognized tribes of Tripura, consisting of only two villages and a population of nearly 200 only
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A sub-clan of the Halam community, the Karbong tribe's history is now a dim and distant memory
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The main reason behind their vanishing population can be attributed to inter-caste marriage and migration to the cities for better opportunities
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They believe that one anonymous tribal queen had cursed the entire Karbong community to a short and impoverished life. Since then, no one has lived a long life in the community, dying at a very early age
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Karbong dialect is the same as that of the Halam. The Halam dialect belongs to Kuki-chin language of the greater Tibets Burman language group.
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The Karbong are generally engaged in farming activities that consists of gathering leaves, foots, tubers from the jungles, hunting wild animals and birds, catching fishes from rivulets
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The Karbongs generally like to name their villages after the names of famous leaders along with the name of their group.
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Similar to other tribal groups of Northeast, the Karbongs too love their rice wine - Chekharakzu
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The male dress if called Dhutibarak and Kamcaulani while the female dress is called Rignai Barak with Risa.
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