Jarai people
E510161
The Jarai people are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group of Vietnam’s Central Highlands and northeastern Cambodia, known for their distinct language, matrilineal social structure, and rich oral and musical traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jarai people canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalHeritage | gong culture of the Central Highlands ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal house ceremonies
ⓘ
epic storytelling ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
coffee cultivation
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ pepper cultivation ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Austronesian ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Jarai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageSubgroup | Chamic languages ⓘ |
| musicInstrument |
bamboo instruments
ⓘ
gongs ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
folk songs
ⓘ
gong ensembles ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
Dak Lak Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gia Lai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kon Tum Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Mondulkiri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratanakiri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
ethnic minority in Vietnam
ⓘ
indigenous people in Cambodia ⓘ |
| region |
Central Highlands of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Cambodia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bahnar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cham people NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhade people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| residencePattern | matrilocal ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matrilineal ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
communal longhouses
ⓘ
stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (gong culture of the Central Highlands) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.