Wancho people
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The Wancho people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group of the eastern Himalayas, primarily inhabiting the hilly regions of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, known for their distinct language, traditional woodcarving, and elaborate tattooing practices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wancho language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice | slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| cashCrop |
maize
ⓘ
millet ⓘ rice ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| clanSystem | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| craft |
basketry
ⓘ
wooden sculpture ⓘ |
| dance | group dances during festivals ⓘ |
| dress | traditional ornaments and beads ⓘ |
| economy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Naga-related groups ⓘ |
| festival | Oriah festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | village council of elders ⓘ |
| language | Wancho language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Tibeto-Burman languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFestival | Oriah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernReligionTrend | increasing Christian conversion ⓘ |
| musicalInstrument | log drum ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Konyak Naga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nocte people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folksongs
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| region |
Longding district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Himalayas ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| scriptStatus | traditionally oral, no indigenous script ⓘ |
| socialStructure | village-based society ⓘ |
| state | Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tattooingSignificance |
marker of social status
ⓘ
marker of warrior achievements ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
tattooing
ⓘ
woodcarving ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation | shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animist beliefs ⓘ |
| warriorTradition | head-hunting (historical) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.