Bhumij
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Bhumij are an indigenous Adivasi community of eastern India, primarily found in Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditional agrarian lifestyle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhumij canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adivasi community
ⓘ
Austroasiatic language ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ indigenous community ⓘ |
| alsoFoundIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Tripura ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chota Nagpur Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Chotanagpur Plateau
Jungle Mahals region ⓘ |
| clanSystem | exogamous clans ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
community festivals
ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ folk music ⓘ |
| festival |
Karam festival
ⓘ
Sarhul festival ⓘ harvest festivals ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary tribal councils ⓘ |
| language | Bhumij language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Munda languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| marriagePractice | clan exogamy ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Jharkhand
ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
West Bengal ⓘ |
| recognizedAsTribeIn |
Jharkhand
ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
West Bengal ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Ho people
ⓘ
Munda peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Munda people
Santal people ⓘ
surface form:
Santhal people
|
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Sarnaism ⓘ indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| scriptUsage |
uses Bengali script
ⓘ
uses Latin script ⓘ uses Odia script ⓘ |
| socialClassificationInIndia | Scheduled Tribe ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | simple handwoven garments ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
forest-based livelihood
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mud houses with thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | agrarian ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.