Pnar people

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The Pnar people are an indigenous ethnic community of the Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, India, known for their matrilineal society, distinct Austroasiatic language, and rich traditional festivals and customs.

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Pnar people canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
social group
alsoKnownAs Jaintia people
Synteng
clanSystem matriclan-based
continent Asia
country India
culturalTrait clan-based social organization
communal festivals
rich oral traditions
customaryLawScope inheritance
land tenure
marriage
descentSystem matrilineal descent
ethnicity Pnar
governedByCustomaryLaw yes
inheritanceSystem matrilineal inheritance
kinshipSystem clan-based matrilineal kinship
language Pnar language
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages
languageSubfamily Khasic languages
locatedIn Jaintia Hills
Meghalaya
Northeast India
notableArea Jowai
partOf Scheduled Tribes of Meghalaya
linked to: Scheduled Tribes
populationStatus minority group in India
primaryState Meghalaya
region East Jaintia Hills district
Jaintia Hills district
West Jaintia Hills district
relatedEthnicGroup Bhoi people
Khasi people
War people
religion Christianity
Niamtre
selfDesignation Pnar
socialSystem matrilineal
traditionalDance Laho dance
traditionalFestival Behdeinkhlam
Laho dance festival
linked to: Laho dance
traditionalOccupation agriculture
trade
weaving
traditionalReligion Niamtre

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Khasi people relatedEthnicGroup Pnar people
Jaintia Hills inhabitedBy Pnar people
Khasian associatedEthnicGroup Pnar people
Khasic languages hasEthnicGroup Pnar people
Jaintia Kingdom ethnicGroup Pnar people
Pnar spokenBy Pnar people
Pnar ethnicGroupAssociated Pnar people
Pnar language spokenBy Pnar people