Pnar people
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The Pnar people are an indigenous ethnic community of the Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, India, known for their matrilineal society, distinct Austroasiatic language, and rich traditional festivals and customs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pnar people canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
social group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jaintia people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Synteng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | matriclan-based ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
clan-based social organization
ⓘ
communal festivals ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| customaryLawScope |
inheritance
ⓘ
land tenure ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| descentSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Pnar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByCustomaryLaw | yes ⓘ |
| inheritanceSystem | matrilineal inheritance ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | clan-based matrilineal kinship ⓘ |
| language | Pnar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Khasic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jaintia Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast India ⓘ |
| notableArea | Jowai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scheduled Tribes of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | minority group in India ⓘ |
| primaryState | Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
East Jaintia Hills district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaintia Hills district NERFINISHED ⓘ West Jaintia Hills district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bhoi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khasi people NERFINISHED ⓘ War people ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Niamtre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Pnar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialSystem | matrilineal ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | Laho dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalFestival |
Behdeinkhlam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laho dance festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Niamtre ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.