Munda

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Munda are an indigenous Adivasi community of eastern India known for their distinct Austroasiatic language, rich tribal culture, and historical resistance to colonial rule.

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Munda canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community
ethnic group
indigenous community
scheduled tribe
clanSystem kili system
country India
culturalPractice community dances
drum-based music
folk songs
culturalRegion Chotanagpur Plateau
economy subsistence agriculture
ethnicity Adivasi
festival Karam festival
Mage Parab
Sarhul
historicalLeader Birsa Munda
historicalMovement Munda rebellion
Ulgulan
language Mundari language
linked to: Mundari
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages
linked to: Austroasiatic
musicalInstrument mandar drum
nagada
primaryLocation Assam
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

West Bengal
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region eastern India
relatedEthnicGroup Ho people
Kharia people
Santhal people
linked to: Santal people
religion Christianity
Sarnaism
resisted British colonial rule
socialStructure clan-based society
stapleCrop millets
rice
subfamily Munda languages
timePeriodOfMajorRebellion late 19th century
traditionalBelief ancestor worship
animism
traditionalCouncil parha council
traditionalLeadership Munda village headman
traditionalOccupation forest-based livelihoods
hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
traditionalReligion Sarna dharma
traditionalReligionDeity Dharmes
Singbonga
traditionalVillageInstitution khuntkatti system

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Eastern India hasMajorTribe Munda
subject linked to: eastern India
Santhali languageBranch Munda
Austroasiatic hasLanguage Munda
Ho language family Munda
Santalī subfamily Munda
Mundari family Munda
Kharia language family Munda
Kharia subfamily Munda
Leela biologicalParents Munda