Synteng people
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The Synteng people, also known as the Jaintia, are an indigenous ethnic group of northeastern India primarily inhabiting the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, with their own distinct language, culture, and traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Synteng people canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
East Jaintia Hills district
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West Jaintia Hills district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jaintia people
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Pnars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | annexed by the British in 1835 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
clan-based organization
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megalithic traditions ⓘ sacred groves ⓘ |
| descentSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| ethnonymOrigin |
Jaintia is an exonym
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Synteng is an endonym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Jaintiapur
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Nartiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPolity | Jaintia Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inheritancePattern | matrilineal inheritance ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northeastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Jaintia language
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ⓘ
Pnar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
Assam
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Bangladesh (border areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Jaintia Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Khasi people
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War Khasi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| scheduledTribeStatus | recognized as Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| state | Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Khasi–Pnar peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | Laho dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
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betel nut cultivation ⓘ coal mining ⓘ lime stone quarrying ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalFestival |
Behdienkhlam
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Laho dance festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | customary law ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Niamtre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionCenter | Nartiang Durga Temple area (syncretic practices) ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionType | indigenous religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialSystem | matrilineal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.