Munda peoples

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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 (3)

Label Occurrences
Munda people 5
Munda peoples canonical 2
South Munda 1

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 (8)

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