Ho

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Ho are an indigenous Adivasi community of eastern India, primarily inhabiting parts of Jharkhand and Odisha, known for their Austroasiatic Ho language and distinct cultural traditions.

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Ho canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community
Ethnic group in India
Indigenous people
alsoInState Chhattisgarh
West Bengal
continent Asia
country India
culturalPreservationEffort Promotion of Ho language education
Standardization of Warang Citi script
culturalTrait Clan-based social organization
Distinct folk dance traditions
Distinct folk music traditions
Rich oral literature
Use of traditional drums and flutes
ethnicity Adivasis
surface form: Adivasi
festival Baa Parab
Jomnama
Mage Parab
governedBy Panchayat and traditional village councils
language Ho language
languageFamily Austroasiatic
surface form: Austroasiatic languages
languageSubfamily Munda languages
mainCrops Millets
Pulses
Rice
nameMeaning Human being in Ho language
populationRegion Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India
surface form: Mayurbhanj district of Odisha

Singhbhum region of Jharkhand
primaryState Jharkhand
Orissa
surface form: Odisha
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
Scheduled Tribe in Jharkhand
Scheduled Tribe in Odisha
region eastern India
surface form: Eastern India
relatedEthnicGroup Munda peoples
surface form: Munda people

Mundari-speaking groups
Santal people
surface form: Santhal people
religion Christianity
Hinduism
scriptUsed Devanagari script
surface form: Devanagari

Odia script
Warang Citi script
selfDesignation Ho
socialStructure Patrilineal clans
traditionalEconomy Forest-based livelihoods
Shifting cultivation
Subsistence agriculture
traditionalReligion Animism
Sarnaism

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eastern India hasMajorTribe Ho
subject surface form: Eastern India