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Adi Padam |
Aimol
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Angami
| Ao |
Awan |
Badaga |
Bharia |
Bangni |
Bhil |
Birhor |
Bishnoi |
Bodo |
Bondo |
Chakhesang |
Chang |
Chenchu |
Chote |
Dandami Marias |
Dhodia |
Didayi |
Digaro-Mishmi | Dimasa Kachari | Dogra |
Gaddis |
Garo |
Gowlan |
Gujjars |
Halbaa |
Hmar |
Idu Mishmi |
Irula |
Jaintias |
Jarawa |
Jenu Kurumba |
Juang |
Kabui |
Kadu Kuruba |
Khasi |
Khoibu |
Kinnaure |
Kondh |
Korku
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Koya
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Kutchi
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Lahules |
Liangmai |
Lohara |
Lotha |
Magahi |
Magar
Eastern |
Mahali
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Mao |
Maram
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Meithei
| Miju-Mishmi |
Miri |
Monpa |
Monsang |
Munda |
Nicobarese
Southern |
Nishi |
Nocte |
Onge |
Oraon |
Paite |
Paliyan |
Pangwali |
Piral |
Pochury |
Poumai |
Raika |
Rengma |
Sangtam |
Santali |
Saora |
Savara |
Sema |
Sentinel |
Shom
Peng |
Spitians |
Sulung |
Tagin |
Tangkhul |
Tutsa |
Wancho |
Warli |
Yerukula |
Zangskari |
Zomi
| Saora |
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| Indigenous Group |
Saora (Also known as: Sora, Saora, Saonras, Shabari, Sabar, Saura, Savara, Sawaria, Swara, Sabara) |
| Location |
India, South Orissa, mainly in the Ganjam District, also in the Koraput and Phulbani districts, Andhra Pradesh, Srikakulam District, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, the Plains Division of Assam. |
| Estimated Population |
288,000 (1997, SIL
International) |
| Environment |
Plains / Highland |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter / Gatherer / Animal Husbandry / Agriculture / Paid Labour |
| Level of Assimilation |
Lanjia Saora are Traditional,
Suddha Saora are Assimilated |
| Language Family |
Saora
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Munda, South Munda, Koraput Munda, Sora-Juray-Gorum, Sora-Juray
Alternate names: Sora, Saora, Saonras, Shabari, Sabar, Saura, Savara, Sawaria, Swara, Sabara
Dialects: Munda (preserved by the Lanjia Tribe) |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue
India Tourism
Jeypore
Paper: “Development of Eco-tourism in Tribal Regions of Orissa: Potential and Recommendations”
India Together, Article: Living in Truth – Hope in Koinpur
Government Museum Chennai
Orissa Government
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| NGOs |
The Sustainable Development Institute
Danlep
People's Institute for Participatory Action Research (PIPAR)
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