Birhor
E300520
The Birhor are an indigenous Adivasi community of eastern India, traditionally forest-dwelling and known for their hunting, gathering, and rope-making livelihoods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birhor canonical | 1 |
| Birhor people | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adivasi community
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ indigenous community ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PVTG ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
folk songs
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ spirit worship ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
economic marginalization ⓘ health vulnerabilities ⓘ loss of traditional livelihood ⓘ low literacy rates ⓘ |
| governmentCategory | Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austroasiatic
ⓘ
surface form:
Austroasiatic languages
Munda languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Birhor language ⓘ |
| livelihoodResource |
bamboo
ⓘ
forest products ⓘ vines ⓘ |
| policyTarget | tribal welfare schemes in India ⓘ |
| productSpecialization |
hunting nets
ⓘ
ropes ⓘ |
| recognizedAsScheduledTribeIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
West Bengal ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Munda peoples
ⓘ
other Austroasiatic-speaking tribes of India ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hinduism (syncretic practices)
animism ⓘ |
| shiftInLivelihood |
agricultural labor
ⓘ
wage labor ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
temporary leaf huts
ⓘ
thatched huts ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | forest-dwelling ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ rope-making ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Birhor people