Juang people

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The Juang people are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern India, primarily in Odisha, known for their distinct culture, traditional forest-based livelihood, and use of a Munda language within the Austroasiatic family.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Juang people canonical 3
Juang indigenous community 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Munda language ⓘ
indigenous ethnic group ⓘ
scheduled tribe ⓘ
associatedWith Angul district ⓘ
Dhenkanal district ⓘ
Keonjhar district ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
countrySubdivision Angul district ⓘ
Dhenkanal district ⓘ
Keonjhar district ⓘ
culturalRegion eastern Ghats region ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Ghats
culture distinct indigenous culture ⓘ
demographicStatus small population group in Odisha ⓘ
economicActivity subsistence agriculture ⓘ
wage labor (increasingly) ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf India ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Munda peoples ⓘ
governmentCategory Scheduled Tribe under Indian Constitution ⓘ
heritageStatus indigenous heritage community of Odisha ⓘ
language Juang language ⓘ
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages ⓘ
linked to: Austroasiatic

Munda languages ⓘ
linguisticFamily Austroasiatic ⓘ
linguisticSubfamily Munda ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in India ⓘ
notableFor traditional forest-based economy ⓘ
use of Juang language ⓘ
partOf Austroasiatic-speaking populations of India ⓘ
primaryRegion Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe in Odisha ⓘ
region eastern India ⓘ
religion Hinduism (syncretic practices) ⓘ
animism ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based society ⓘ
state Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
traditionalBeliefSystem ancestor worship ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ
traditionalHousing village settlements near forests ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood forest-based livelihood ⓘ
traditionalOccupation collection of forest produce ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
vulnerableStatus socially and economically marginalized group ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Juang language → spokenBy → Juang people ⓘ
Juang Bhasha → spokenBy → Juang people ⓘ
Juang Bhasha → spokenBy → Juang indigenous community ⓘ
linked to: Juang people