--- title: "The tribe residing in Meghalaya is named as?" description: "The tribe residing in Meghalaya is named as?" author: "Rahul Roi" published: 2019-05-17 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52108/the-tribe-residing-in-meghalaya-is-named-as category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge", "india"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # The tribe residing in Meghalaya is named as? The tribe residing in Meghalaya is [named as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62213/name-the-cricketer-who-was-named-as-the-player-of-the-tournament-in-cricket-world-cup-2019)? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **The tribes residing in [Meghalaya](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43591/whether-the-nit-meghalaya-offers-ph-d-programme-if-yes-in-which-specializations) are mainly classified into three groups - Garos, Khasis, and Pnars or Jaintias.** ![The tribe residing in Meghalaya is named as?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2ddb1246-986d-450d-8aaa-b36773f86f17/images/f18dc357-c9dd-4052-a10a-82c7ed74572f.jpeg)\ \ **Garos are considered as the descendants of Tibet-Burma race** who came down from [Tibet](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39112/who-has-become-the-first-woman-officer-to-be-inducted-as-the-first-direct-entry-combat-officer-in-indo-tibetan-border-police-itbp) to the North-Eastern states of India, while the tribe **Khasis and Pnars or Jaintias are considered to be the descendants of Proto Australoid Monkhmer race**. The tribes of **Garo are located in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya**, while the **Khasi tribe is scattered all across the state and are known by different names in different [regions](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47558/indian-railways-which-is-the-largest-of-the-public-sector-e-divided-into-how-many-regions).** \ Apart from these tribes, there are many other tribes located in Meghalaya. That are, **Bhois in the [Northern](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42221/how-did-northerners-feel-about-tariffs-at-the-start-of-andrew-jackson-s-presidency) Meghalaya, Wars in the Southern Meghalaya, and Khynriams in the Central Meghalaya**. All theses are sub-tribes of Khasis and the [lifestyle](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51762/what-is-a-feasible-retirement-plan-for-the-current-lifestyle-of-indians) of these sub-tribes is quite similar to that of the Khasis. \ ![The tribe residing in Meghalaya is named as?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2ddb1246-986d-450d-8aaa-b36773f86f17/images/73d4115a-d445-437e-b71b-9a0286695c6c.jpeg)\ \ **Interestingly, the culture of these tribes in Meghalaya have a matrilineal [society](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/296/why-a-women-need-to-work-hard-to-get-respected-in-indian-society) where inheritance and lineage are passed on to [women](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/308/need-to-create-a-supportive-work-environment-for-women)**. In these tribes, a man is considered as the defender of the woman, but the woman is known to be the keeper of his trust. **[Agriculture](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31709/pacs-an-institute-of-nabard-works-at-the-gram-panchayat-and-village-level-in-pacs-a-stands-for) is the major source of livelihood of these tribal people**. However, the other sources of income include the mineral-based industries, horticulture, forestry, and cottage houses and also promote [traditional](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/244/does-digital-marketing-engulfs-traditional-marketing) arts and crafts. \ **The Khasi and Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya are variedly fond of [songs and music](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49724/who-is-known-as-king-of-melody-in-bollywood)**. In which they used to praise their land and nature, lakes and waterfalls, their landscape of hills. The **Garo songs are based on folk** which is usually dedicated or based on the themes of marriage, love, birth, [festivals](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62182/which-city-is-known-as-the-city-of-festivals), and serious deeds. \ Apart from that, the **culture of modern Garo community has been greatly influenced by the [Christianity](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41669/what-reformer-outlined-the-social-gospel-in-a-book-entitled-christianity-and-the-social-crisis) culture**. The **Garo language based on the Bodo branch of the Bodo-Naga-Kachin family of the Sino-Tibetan family**. As it is believed that the original [language](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51023/what-is-the-official-language-of-india) of Garo has been lost during transit because traditionally the Garo language is not anywhere written down, customs, traditions, and beliefs, whereas, all these are handed down orally with the passing [generation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35679/is-it-worth-buying-amazon-echo-2nd-generation). --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52108/the-tribe-residing-in-meghalaya-is-named-as Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.