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Jaintias
 
Indigenous Group Jaintias (Also known as: Jayantias, Hynniewtrep, Syntengs, Pnars)
Location “India, Assam , Borolokha, Dibruchera, Jatinga, Karbi Anglong District, North Cachar Hills, Ulukunc, Meghalaya, Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, North War Jaintia, Mizoram, Aizawl District.
Estimated Population 295,692 (2003, United Nations Development Fund for Women)
Environment Highland
Lifestyle Sedentary
Subsistence Agriculture / Hunter / Gatherer / Handicraft Sales
Level of Assimilation Fairly Traditional
Language Family Pnar
Classification:
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Khasian
Dialects: Jaintia, Synteng, Nongtung, Jowai, Shangpung, Batau, Raliang, Sutnga, Sumer, Martiang, Barato, Rymbai, Lakadong, Mynso, Nongtalang.
Website URLs Ethnologue - Pnar, a Language of India
WebIndia123: About Jaintias
Tribal Situation in North East India
Government of Meghalaya - The People
Indira Gandhi National Centre For Arts (IGNCA) - Arts & Crafts of North-East
Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies - Sandwiched: Plight of the Pnars
Telegraph India: The Collapse of Governance - Northeast Echos
Offline resources
The Jaintias: Studies in Society and Change by Lamare, Shobhan N.
A Tribe in Transition: the Jaintias of Meghalaya by H.l. Deb Roy
NGOs North East Network (NEN)
United Nations Development Fund for Women
Directory of NGOs in Meghalaya

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