Juang

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Juang are an indigenous tribal community of eastern India, primarily residing in Odisha and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Juang canonical 6

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous people ⓘ
associatedWith eastern Ghats hill ranges ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Ghats
country India ⓘ
culturalHeritage folksongs ⓘ
folktales ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
culturalIdentity distinct from neighboring Odia-speaking populations ⓘ
culturalTrait distinct traditional dance forms ⓘ
distinct traditional music ⓘ
rituals linked to nature and agriculture ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
demographicStatus small population group among Indian tribes ⓘ
economy subsistence economy ⓘ
environment forest-based community ⓘ
governedBy Constitution of India provisions for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
hasScript traditionally oral language (no indigenous script) ⓘ
housing traditional village settlements in hilly and forested areas ⓘ
language Juang language ⓘ
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages ⓘ
linked to: Austroasiatic
linguisticStatus minority language community in India ⓘ
livelihoodResource forest produce ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
policyCategory Scheduled Tribe (ST) ⓘ
primaryRegion eastern India ⓘ
primaryState Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of India ⓘ
Government of Odisha ⓘ
region Angul district (Odisha) ⓘ
linked to: Angul district

Dhenkanal district (Odisha) ⓘ
Keonjhar district (Odisha) ⓘ
linked to: Keonjhar district
religion Hinduism (syncretic practices) ⓘ
animism ⓘ
rightsFramework protective discrimination policies in India ⓘ
selfDesignation Juang ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based structure ⓘ
status indigenous ⓘ
marginalized community ⓘ
subfamily Munda languages ⓘ
traditionalOccupation hunting and gathering ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
vulnerableAspect language endangerment ⓘ
loss of traditional livelihoods ⓘ

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