Bhumij people

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The Bhumij people are an indigenous ethnic community of eastern India, primarily in Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal, known for their distinct tribal culture and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scheduled Tribe
ethnic group
alsoPresentIn Assam NERFINISHED
Bihar NERFINISHED
Tripura NERFINISHED
alsoSpeak Bengali NERFINISHED
Hindi NERFINISHED
Odia NERFINISHED
artForm folk songs
ritual music
country India
culturalPractice ancestor worship
nature worship
danceForm traditional Bhumij dance
dress traditional tribal attire
economicActivity subsistence farming
wage labor
etymology name derived from word meaning 'of the soil' or 'of the land'
festival Karam festival NERFINISHED
Sarhul NERFINISHED
followReligion Hinduism NERFINISHED
governedBy customary law
heritage distinct tribal culture and traditions
language Bhumij language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED
languageSubfamily Munda languages NERFINISHED
notableStateConcentration Mayurbhanj district of Odisha NERFINISHED
Purulia district of West Bengal NERFINISHED
Singhbhum region of Jharkhand NERFINISHED
primaryRegion Jharkhand NERFINISHED
Odisha NERFINISHED
West Bengal NERFINISHED
recognizedAsOBCIn Assam NERFINISHED
Bihar NERFINISHED
recognizedAsSTIn Jharkhand NERFINISHED
Odisha NERFINISHED
West Bengal NERFINISHED
region eastern India NERFINISHED
religiousSyncretism blend of tribal beliefs and Hindu practices
scheduledTribeStatus recognized under Indian Constitution in several states
selfIdentification Adivasi
socialStructure clan-based exogamous system
traditionalOccupation agriculture
forest gathering
hunting
traditionalPoliticalInstitution village council
traditionalReligion animism
traditionalSocialUnit clan

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Munda peoples relatedEthnicGroup Bhumij people