Sora people

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The Sora people are an indigenous Adivasi community of eastern India, primarily in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, known for their distinct Austroasiatic language, traditional animist beliefs, and rich ritual and artistic practices.

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Sora people canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Adivasi community
ethnic group
artForm ritual murals
wall paintings
associatedWith Sora language oral traditions
ritual specialists
beliefSystem shamanistic practices
spirit possession
country India
culturalArea tribal communities of Andhra Pradesh
tribal communities of Odisha
culturalHeritage myths and legends
oral literature
ritual songs
demographicStatus minority group in India
ethnolinguisticFamily Austroasiatic peoples
linked to: Austroasiatic
governedAs scheduled areas administration in India
indigenousTo Andhra Pradesh hill regions
Odisha hill regions
knownFor artistic practices
funerary rituals
ritual paintings
ritual practices
language Sora language
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages
linked to: Austroasiatic
languageSubfamily Munda languages
locatedIn eastern India
primaryRegion Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
linked to: Orissa
region Eastern Ghats
relatedGroup other Munda-speaking peoples
religiousPractice ancestor worship
spirit worship
scheduledTribeStatus Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
linked to: Orissa
socialOrganization clan-based society
village communities
traditionalEconomy forest gathering
shifting cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalReligion animism
writingSystem Sorang Sompeng script

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Savara language spokenBy Sora people
Sora language spokenBy Sora people
Sora language ethnicGroup Sora people