Jarai
E558500
The Jarai are an indigenous Austronesian-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting Vietnam’s Central Highlands and parts of northeastern Cambodia, known for their distinct matrilineal culture and traditional highland agricultural practices.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Highlands indigenous groups
ⓘ
Montagnard peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryMinorityIn |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultivates |
cassava
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ maize ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | gong culture ⓘ |
| descentSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroupOf | Austronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | village elders ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
epic poetry
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticSubgroup | Chamic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | bride-service ⓘ |
| partOf | Austronesian language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus |
ethnic minority in Vietnam
ⓘ
indigenous minority in Cambodia ⓘ |
| practices | animal husbandry ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Central Highlands of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Bahnar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cham NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhade NERFINISHED ⓘ other Chamic peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| residencePattern | matrilocal ⓘ |
| secondaryCountry | Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryRegion | northeastern Cambodia ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| speaks | Jarai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
swidden agriculture
ⓘ
wet-rice cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | longhouses ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | customary law ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence | highland agriculture ⓘ |
| uses | stilt houses ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | gongs ⓘ |
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