Juang people
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The Juang people are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern India, primarily in Odisha, known for their distinct culture, traditional forest-based livelihood, and use of a Munda language within the Austroasiatic family.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juang language | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Munda language
ⓘ
indigenous ethnic group ⓘ scheduled tribe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Angul district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhenkanal district NERFINISHED ⓘ Keonjhar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Angul district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhenkanal district NERFINISHED ⓘ Keonjhar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | eastern Ghats region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | distinct indigenous culture ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small population group in Odisha ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
subsistence agriculture
ⓘ
wage labor (increasingly) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Munda peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentCategory | Scheduled Tribe under Indian Constitution ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | indigenous heritage community of Odisha ⓘ |
| language | Juang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austroasiatic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munda languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Austroasiatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticSubfamily | Munda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in India ⓘ |
| notableFor |
traditional forest-based economy
ⓘ
use of Juang language ⓘ |
| partOf | Austroasiatic-speaking populations of India ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Scheduled Tribe in India
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe in Odisha ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism (syncretic practices)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based society ⓘ |
| state | Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | village settlements near forests ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood | forest-based livelihood ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
collection of forest produce
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| vulnerableStatus | socially and economically marginalized group ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.