Bhuyan community

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The Bhuyan community is an indigenous tribal group primarily residing in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and Jharkhand, known for its distinct cultural traditions and language.

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Bhuyan community canonical 2

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous community
tribal group
country India
culturalRegion Chotanagpur plateau region NERFINISHED
northern Odisha hill tracts
economy subsistence agriculture
wage labor
followsCustomaryLaw tribal customary law
governedBy village council of elders
hasArtForm body tattooing (in some groups)
tribal handicrafts
hasCulturalPractice folk songs
ritual festivals
traditional dances
hasCustom ancestor worship
nature worship
traditional tribal council
heritageStatus indigenous cultural heritage group of India
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED
Indo-Aryan languages
locatedIn eastern India
marriagePractice community-endogamous with clan exogamy (in many areas)
primaryRegion Jharkhand NERFINISHED
Odisha NERFINISHED
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
relatedGroup Munda peoples NERFINISHED
other tribal communities of eastern India
religion Hinduism
animism
socialStructure clan-based organization
stateRecognition Scheduled Tribe in Jharkhand
Scheduled Tribe in Odisha
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalOccupation forest-based subsistence
hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
usesLanguage Bhuyan language (tribal speech varieties)
Hindi NERFINISHED
Odia NERFINISHED

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Bhuyan Odia spokenBy Bhuyan community
Bhuyan Odia ethnicGroup Bhuyan community