Munda peoples

E263919

The Munda peoples are an indigenous group of eastern and central India known for their distinct Austroasiatic languages, tribal social structures, and rich traditions in music, dance, and oral folklore.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Munda people 25
Munda peoples canonical 7
Munda tribe 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
artForm folk dance ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalHeritage oral tradition ⓘ
ritual performances ⓘ
culturalPractice community dances ⓘ
festival songs ⓘ
oral epics ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf India ⓘ
kinshipSystem exogamous clans ⓘ
knownFor dance traditions ⓘ
music traditions ⓘ
oral folklore ⓘ
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages ⓘ
linked to: Austroasiatic
linguisticSubgroupOf Austroasiatic language family ⓘ
linked to: Austroasiatic
mainStates Assam ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ
Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa

Tripura ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
musicInstrument drums ⓘ
flutes ⓘ
string instruments ⓘ
region central India ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Bhumij people ⓘ
Ho people ⓘ
Kharia people ⓘ
Santhal people ⓘ
linked to: Santal people
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Sarnaism ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based system ⓘ
socialStructure tribal ⓘ
speak Munda languages ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
forest-based livelihoods ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
traditionalLeadership council of elders ⓘ
village headman ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor worship ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ
sacred groves ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Austroasiatic → spokenBy → Munda peoples ⓘ
Savara language → languageBranch → South Munda ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Ho → relatedEthnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
North Munda languages → usedByEthnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Mundari → spokenBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Mundari → ethnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Bhumij → relatedEthnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Birhor → relatedGroup → Munda peoples ⓘ
Kolhan region → hasIndigenousPeople → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Birsa Munda → ethnicity → Munda tribe ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Mayurbhanj district → hasSignificantCommunity → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Mayurbhanj district → hasSignificantPopulationGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Bhuyan community → relatedGroup → Munda peoples ⓘ
Sadri language → spokenBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Sarnaism → practicedBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Bankura district → hasCulturalGroup → Munda community ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Sarna dharma → religiousTraditionOf → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Mage Parab → celebratedBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Mage Parab → celebratedBy → Munda tribal community ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Mage Parab → associatedWith → Munda tribe ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Karam festival → celebratedBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Singbonga → worshippedBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Dharmes → ethnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Dharmes → worshippedBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Munda rebellion → participant → Munda tribe ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Munda rebellion → ethnicGroupInvolved → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Ulgulan → participant → Munda tribe ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Ulgulan → relatedTo → Munda community ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Ho people → relatedEthnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Singhbhum region → ethnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
subject linked to: Singhbhum region of Jharkhand
linked to: Munda peoples
Kharia people → relatedEthnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Munda languages → spokenBy → Munda peoples ⓘ
Manbhum district → knownFor → Munda community ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Ranchi village (historical settlement) → associatedCommunity → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
South Munda languages → spokenBy → Munda peoples ⓘ
Kera → spokenBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Kera → ethnicAssociation → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Angul district → hasEthnicGroup → Munda community ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Juang people → ethnolinguisticGroup → Munda peoples ⓘ
Naguri → spokenBy → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
West Singhbhum district → majorEthnicGroup → Munda people ⓘ
linked to: Munda peoples
Singhbhum (Lok Sabha constituency) → dominantCommunities → Munda tribe ⓘ
subject linked to: Singhbhum
linked to: Munda peoples