Hajong

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The Hajong are an indigenous ethnic group of northeastern India and neighboring Bangladesh, known for their Tibeto-Burman origins, agrarian lifestyle, and distinct language and cultural traditions.

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Hajong canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Asia
country Bangladesh
India
culturalArea Brahmaputra valley region
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley

Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
ethnicGroupOf Bangladesh
India
hasAncestralOrigin Tibeto-Burman peoples
hasCulturalPractice agricultural rituals
ancestor worship
seasonal festivals
hasCulturalRegion Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Meghalaya
Northern Bangladesh
linked to: northern Bangladesh

Tripura
hasCulturalTradition distinct folk dances
distinct folk songs
traditional festivals
hasEndonym Hajong
hasEthnolinguisticOrigin Tibeto-Burman
hasExonym Hajong people
hasLifestyle agrarian
hasLinguisticOrigin Tibeto-Burman
hasOralTradition folklore
legends
myths
hasReligion Hinduism
folk religion
hasSocialStructure clan-based system
isMinorityGroupIn Bangladesh
India
isRecognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in some Indian states
language Hajong language
linguisticFamily Indo-Aryan languages
practices wet rice cultivation
primaryOccupation agriculture
region Northeast India
speaks Hajong language
traditionalCrop jute
mustard
rice
traditionalEconomy subsistence farming
traditionalHousing bamboo houses
thatched roofs
usesScript Bengali–Assamese script
linked to: Bengali script

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Hajong hasEndonym Hajong