Khamyang, also known as Shyam is a tribal group found primarily in Tinsukia district of Assam as well as adjacent parts of Arunachal Pradesh. They have a population of 35,000, of which only a small minority speak the native Tai-based language. They are followers of Theravada Buddhism and are closely related to the Khampti. Tinsukia District is one of the twenty three districts of Assam state, India. ... Assam (Assamese: ঠসম, Hindi: ठसम; Ãxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... Arunachal Pradesh (ठरà¥à¤£à¤¾à¤à¤² पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶) is a region administered by India as a state. ... Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism. ... The Khampti is a tribal group found in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh in India as well as in northwestern Myanmar. ...
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Ethnic group pins culture hopes on Gogoi
(Thai) ข่าวเอพีวันนี้ที่เกี่ยวกับ Shyam และชนเผ่า Tai Khamyang