Debbarma is the main clan of Tripuri community, predominantly in state of

Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...

, India and Bangladesh who speak

Kokborok Kokborok (or Tripuri) is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Indian state of Tripura and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. Its name comes from ''kók'' meaning "verbal" or "language" and ''borok'' meaning "people" or "human", It is one of the anci ...

, a

Tibeto-Burman 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 ...

language.

Variations

The variations of "Debbarma" consist of Debbarma'', ''Deb Barma, DebBarma, Dev Barma, Dev Varma, Deb Burman, Dev Burman, Debbarman, Dev Barman, Dev Varman and Devvarman.

Classifications

Although Debbarmas speak Kokborok, some differences in their accents can be found if observed carefully. The way they speak it varies in tones and words too. The accent of someone residing in the north can vary significantly if compared to someone residing in the south. These Include: * Daspa * Beri * Dona

Groups

Notable people

* Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarma (1908–1947), one of the last Kings of Tripura. * Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma, TIPRA Motha, Chairman and the current head of Tripura Royal House. * Sachin Dev Burman,

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composer and singer. * Rahul Dev Burman, Bollywood composer and singer. * Dasarath Debbarma, (1993-1998) first and yet only Tripuri Chief Minister of

. * Jishnu Debbarma, 4th Governor of Telangana, and former Deputy Chief Minister Of Tripura Government. He is the youngest son of Maharaj Kumari Kamal Prabha Devi, the single sister of Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Debbarma (last king of Tripura). * Kriti Devi Debbarman, Member of Tripura Royal Family and MP Tripura East constituency. * Atul Debbarma, sitting MLA from the Krishnapur constituency. Indian doctor-turned-politician, writer, author, activist, statesman, founder of Tripur Kshatriya Samaj, Subrai Mission Trust, Subrai Vidya Mandir, Agartala. He published a Kokborok translation of the Bhagavad Gita with in-depth analysis. He translated the Rajmala (The Royal Chronicle of Tripura) and the Tripur Samhita to Kokborok. * Sourabhee Debbarma, first female Indian idol winner, TV performer and singer. *

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Dev Varma, Bollywood actress. *

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from the Indian government for his tennis successes. In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed him as the national observer for tennis. In 2018, he was awarded with the civilian award

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. * Harinath Debbarma, politician, activist, statesman, author from Tripura. * Bikashrai Debbarma, poet, author, and language activist from Tripura. * Tanushree Debbarma, the first female IAS Officer of Tripura. * Nanda Kumar Deb Barma, playwright, poet and lyricist. * Sukhendu Debbarma, Professor and Dean of Tripura University.

References

* {{Kokborok Surnames of Indian origin Scheduled Tribes of Tripura Hindu communities People from Tripura

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