Oraon

E296333

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 (3)

Label Occurrences
Oraon canonical 10
Oraon people 10
Oraon community 1

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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 ⓘ
Kolhan region → hasIndigenousPeople → Oraon people ⓘ
linked to: Oraon
Sadri language → spokenBy → Oraon people ⓘ
linked to: Oraon
Sarnaism → practicedBy → Oraon people ⓘ
linked to: Oraon
Sarna dharma → religiousTraditionOf → Oraon people ⓘ
linked to: Oraon
Karam festival → celebratedBy → Oraon people ⓘ
linked to: Oraon
Manbhum district → knownFor → Oraon community ⓘ
linked to: Oraon
Ranchi village (historical settlement) → associatedCommunity → Oraon people ⓘ
linked to: Oraon
West Singhbhum district → majorEthnicGroup → Oraon people ⓘ
linked to: Oraon