Ho people

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The Ho people are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern India, primarily in Jharkhand and neighboring states, known for their Munda language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich tribal cultural traditions.

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Ho people canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
clanSystem exogamous clans
country India
culturalRegion Chotanagpur Plateau
developmentIssues access to education and healthcare
economicChallenges land alienation and poverty
ethnonym Ho
governedBy Panchayati Raj institutions in rural areas
heritage rich tribal cultural traditions
language Ho language
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages
linked to: Austroasiatic

Munda languages
literacyEfforts promotion of Ho language education
mainCrops millets
oilseeds
pulses
rice
majorTribalGroupOf Jharkhand
populationCategory Adivasi
primaryState Jharkhand
region eastern India
relatedEthnicGroup Munda people
linked to: Munda peoples

Mundari people
Santhal people
linked to: Santal people
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Sarnaism
scheduledTribeStatus recognized as Scheduled Tribe in India
script Warang Citi
selfGoverningInstitution Munda-Manki system
significantPopulationIn Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

West Bengal
socialStructure patrilineal
traditionalDance Dom
Karam dance
traditionalDress loincloth for men
sari-style drape for women
traditionalFestival Baa Parab
Karam festival
Mage Parab
traditionalHouseType mud house with thatched or tiled roof
traditionalLifestyle agrarian
traditionalMusic drum-based folk music
traditionalOccupation hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalReligion animism

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Munda relatedEthnicGroup Ho people
Ho language ethnicGroup Ho people
Bhumij relatedEthnicGroup Ho people
Mayurbhanj district hasSignificantPopulationGroup Ho people
Sarnaism practicedBy Ho people
Karam festival celebratedBy Ho people
Singbonga worshippedBy Ho people
Warang Citi script usedBy Ho people
Baa Parab celebratedBy Ho people
Singhbhum region ethnicGroup Ho people
subject linked to: Singhbhum region of Jharkhand
Lako Bodra ethnicGroup Ho people
subject linked to: Lako Bodra (for Warang Citi)