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| Jaintias |
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| 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
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| NGOs |
North East Network (NEN)
United Nations Development Fund for Women
Directory of NGOs in Meghalaya
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