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Koloi (also known as Kalai or Koloy) is one of Tripuri clan in
Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ...
state of
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. They are mainly dwelling in the West Tripura districts. They speak the language Kokborok (Tripuri) which is of
Tibeto-Burmese The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non-Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken throughout the Southeast Asian Massif ("Zomia") as well as parts of East Asia and South Asia. Around 60 million people speak ...
origin.


Notable People

* Kamal Koloi, current Executive Member of TTAADC . He was the former Editor-in-Chief of Kok Tripura. * Debabrata Koloi, Politician was the former CEM of TTAADC for a short brief period during IPFT government between 2000 to 2005. * Elizabeth Koloi, Kokborok singer & actress.


See also

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Tripuri people The Tripuri (also known as Tripura, Tipra, Tiprasa, Twipra) are an ethnic group originating in the Indian state of Tripura. They are the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through t ...
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Kokborok Kokborok (also known as Tripuri or Tiprakok) is the main native language of the Tripuri people of the Indian state of Tripura and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. Its name comes from ''kok'' meaning "verbal" and ''borok'' meaning "people" or ...
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Tripuri Dances There are many different dances of the Tripuri people, the largest ethnic group in the state of Tripura. Types of dances Goria The Goria dance is performed during the Goria puja festival, in the month of April, and includes people from ...
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List of Scheduled Tribes in India This is a list of Scheduled Tribes in India. The term "Scheduled Tribes" refers to specific tribes whose status is acknowledged to some formal degree by national legislation. Andaman and Nicobar Islands In accordance with The Scheduled Castes ...


References

Scheduled Tribes of India Ethnic groups in Tripura West Tripura district {{India-ethno-stub