Wancho people

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The Wancho people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group of the eastern Himalayas, primarily inhabiting the hilly regions of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, known for their distinct language, traditional woodcarving, and elaborate tattooing practices.

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Label Occurrences
Wancho people canonical 11
Wancho 8
Wancho culture 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
language
agriculturalPractice slash-and-burn agriculture
cashCrop maize
millet
rice
vegetables
clanSystem patrilineal clans
continent Asia
country India
craft basketry
wooden sculpture
dance group dances during festivals
dress traditional ornaments and beads
economy subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroupOf Arunachal Pradesh
India
Northeast India
ethnolinguisticGroup Naga-related groups
festival Oriah festival
governance village council of elders
language Wancho language
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
Tibeto-Burman languages
mainFestival Oriah
modernReligionTrend increasing Christian conversion
musicalInstrument log drum
neighboringGroups Konyak Naga
linked to: Konyak Naga tribe

Nocte people
oralTradition folksongs
folktales
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region Longding district
eastern Himalayas
religion Christianity
animism
scriptStatus traditionally oral, no indigenous script
socialStructure village-based society
state Arunachal Pradesh
tattooingSignificance marker of social status
marker of warrior achievements
traditionalArt tattooing
woodcarving
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalOccupation shifting cultivation
traditionalReligion animist beliefs
warriorTradition head-hunting (historical)

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Nocte neighboringGroups Wancho people
Unicode 13.0 addsBlock Wancho
linked to: Wancho people
Tirap district hasEthnicGroup Wancho people
Konyak neighboringLanguages Wancho
linked to: Wancho people
Unicode 11.0 addsBlock Wancho
linked to: Wancho people
Unicode 12.0 addsScript Wancho
linked to: Wancho people
Longding district inhabitedBy Wancho people
Longding district majorEthnicGroup Wancho people
Longding district hasIndigenousCommunity Wancho
linked to: Wancho people
Wancho language ethnicGroup Wancho people
Wancho language glottologName Wancho
linked to: Wancho people
Wancho language usedBy Wancho people
Wancho language hasEndonym Wancho
linked to: Wancho people
Oriah festival celebratedBy Wancho people
Oriah festival isPartOf Wancho culture
linked to: Wancho people
Oriah festival ethnicGroup Wancho
linked to: Wancho people
Nocte people relatedEthnicGroup Wancho people