Santal people

E230341
Adivasi community ethnic group indigenous people

The Santal people are one of the largest indigenous Adivasi communities of eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, known for their distinct Austroasiatic language, rich oral traditions, and agrarian lifestyle.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Santal people canonical 6
Santhal people 4
Santhal Family 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
artForm terracotta art ⓘ
wall paintings ⓘ
clanSystem exogamous clans ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
culturalTrait folk dances ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
indigenous festivals ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ
traditional musical instruments ⓘ
dance group dances in circular formations ⓘ
diet forest produce ⓘ
millets ⓘ
rice-based diet ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form: Bangladesh

India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
festival Baha ⓘ
Karam ⓘ
Sohrai ⓘ
housing mud houses with thatched roofs ⓘ
language Santhali ⓘ
surface form: Santali language
languageFamily Austroasiatic ⓘ
surface form: Austroasiatic languages
music use of drums ⓘ
use of flutes ⓘ
notableHistoricalEvent Santhal rebellion ⓘ
surface form: Santal rebellion of 1855–1856
populationRanking one of the largest Adivasi groups in India ⓘ
primaryLivelihood agriculture ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
rebellionAgainst British authorities ⓘ
surface form: British colonial authorities

zamindari system ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
region Assam ⓘ
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form: Bangladesh

Bihar ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
surface form: Odisha

Terai ⓘ
surface form: Terai region of Nepal

West Bengal ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
script Ol Chiki script ⓘ
scriptCreationPeriod 20th century ⓘ
scriptCreator Raghunath Murmu ⓘ
selfDesignation Santal ⓘ
Santhal ⓘ
surface form: Santali people

Santhal ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based society ⓘ
subfamily Munda languages ⓘ
traditionalCouncil village council ⓘ
traditionalEconomy shifting cultivation ⓘ
traditionalLeadership Godet ⓘ
Jog Manjhi ⓘ
Jog Paranik ⓘ
Manjhi (village headman) ⓘ
Naeke (village priest) ⓘ
Paranik ⓘ
traditionalReligion Santal religion ⓘ
Sarnaism ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Santhali → primaryEthnicGroup → Santal people ⓘ
Munda → relatedEthnicGroup → Santal people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santhal people
Ho → relatedEthnicGroup → Santal people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santhal people
North Munda languages → usedByEthnicGroup → Santal people ⓘ
Santalī → spokenBy → Santal people ⓘ
Raghunath Murmu → ethnicGroup → Santal people ⓘ
Ol Chiki script → usedBy → Santal people ⓘ
Ramkinkar Baij → notableWork → Santal people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santhal Family
Munda peoples → relatedEthnicGroup → Santal people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santhal people
Christianity in Bangladesh → practicedBy → Santal people ⓘ
Bhumij → relatedEthnicGroup → Santal people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Santhal people