Oraon

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The Oraon are an indigenous Adivasi community of eastern and central India, known for their Kurukh language, distinct cultural traditions, and significant presence in states like Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Oraon canonical 5
Oraon people 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community
ethnic group
indigenous people
alsoKnownAs Kurukh Oraon
linked to: Kurukh
associatedLanguageCode kur
autonym Kurukh
country India
culturalPractice folk dance
folk music
oral traditions
culturalRegion Adivasi belt of central India
ethnolinguisticGroup Kurukh people
governedBy customary tribal councils
hasFestival Karam festival
Sarhul festival
language Kurukh language
linked to: Kurukh
languageFamily Dravidian languages
populationCategory one of the major Adivasi groups of Jharkhand
primaryRegion central India
eastern India
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
regionOfOrigin Chotanagpur Plateau
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Sarnaism
scheduledTribeStatusIn Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

West Bengal
scriptUsed Devanagari
linked to: Devanagari script

Latin script
regional Indic scripts
significantPresenceIn Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

West Bengal
socialStructure clan-based organization
traditionalBeliefSystem animism
traditionalOccupation agriculture
forest-based livelihoods
traditionalReligion Kurukh Sarna dharma
linked to: Sarna dharma
traditionalSettlementType village communities

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Referenced by (8)

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

Kurukh nativeName Oraon
Kurukh spokenBy Oraon people
linked to: Oraon
North Dravidian languages spokenBy Oraon people
linked to: Oraon
Kurux hasAlternativeName Oraon
Kurux spokenBy Oraon people
linked to: Oraon
Kurukh people alsoKnownAs Oraon