Jalia Kaibarta
Jalia Kaibarta , is an aboriginal tribe which was later converted into a Hindu caste or community by Sanskritisation, traditionally engaged in the occupation of fishing and originally belongs to Assam, West Bengal, Odisha and eastern Bihar along with Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan. The Kaibbarta tribe has its origin in Australoid race. Many scholars had written them to be Dravidian origin. However, Dravidian is a linguistic classification not a racial classification.The Kaibartas were initially considered a single tribe divided into two groups, Jaliya and Haliya in Bengal. Jaliya Kaibartas are categorized as a Scheduled Caste, though the Haliya Kaibartas are not. They are recognized as Schedule Caste in Assam under the name Jal Keot or Kaibarta.
Kaibbarta stock are an ancient group of people found in Kamarupa. The first proto Assamese manuscript was written by Luipa, a Buddhist priest in the form of Charyapadas during 7 AD in Kamarupa. Luipa was a Kaibbarta person of ancient Kamarupa.
