Bhumij people

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The Bhumij people are an indigenous ethnic community of eastern India, primarily in Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal, known for their distinct tribal culture and traditions.

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Bhumij people canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scheduled Tribe
ethnic group
alsoPresentIn Assam
Bihar
Tripura
alsoSpeak Bengali
Hindi
Odia
artForm folk songs
ritual music
country India
culturalPractice ancestor worship
nature worship
danceForm traditional Bhumij dance
dress traditional tribal attire
economicActivity subsistence farming
wage labor
etymology name derived from word meaning 'of the soil' or 'of the land'
festival Karam festival
Sarhul
linked to: Sarhul festival
followReligion Hinduism
governedBy customary law
heritage distinct tribal culture and traditions
language Bhumij language
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages
linked to: Austroasiatic
languageSubfamily Munda languages
notableStateConcentration Mayurbhanj district of Odisha
Purulia district of West Bengal
Singhbhum region of Jharkhand
primaryRegion Jharkhand
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

West Bengal
recognizedAsOBCIn Assam
Bihar
recognizedAsSTIn Jharkhand
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

West Bengal
region eastern India
religiousSyncretism blend of tribal beliefs and Hindu practices
scheduledTribeStatus recognized under Indian Constitution in several states
selfIdentification Adivasi
socialStructure clan-based exogamous system
traditionalOccupation agriculture
forest gathering
hunting
traditionalPoliticalInstitution village council
traditionalReligion animism
traditionalSocialUnit clan

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Munda peoples relatedEthnicGroup Bhumij people
Bhumij language spokenBy Bhumij people