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Edward Tuite Dalton. SECTION 1 THE ORAONS Geographical distribution : The Khurnkh or Oraons of Chutia Nagpur are the people best known in many parts of India as ' Dhangars ' , a word that from its apparent derivation ( dang or dhang , a ...
Edward Tuite Dalton. SECTION 1 THE ORAONS Geographical distribution : The Khurnkh or Oraons of Chutia Nagpur are the people best known in many parts of India as ' Dhangars ' , a word that from its apparent derivation ( dang or dhang , a ...
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... Oraons ever vanquished the progenitors of the Larka Kols , and after minute enquires I do not find any such tradition in the part of the country alluded to . There are still a few Mundas in the specially Oraon quarter of Chutia Nagpur ...
... Oraons ever vanquished the progenitors of the Larka Kols , and after minute enquires I do not find any such tradition in the part of the country alluded to . There are still a few Mundas in the specially Oraon quarter of Chutia Nagpur ...
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... Oraons a trace of the high moral code that their cousins of the Rajmahal hills are said to have accepted . I consider that they have no belief whatever in a future state , whilst to the Rajmahalis is attributed a profound system of ...
... Oraons a trace of the high moral code that their cousins of the Rajmahal hills are said to have accepted . I consider that they have no belief whatever in a future state , whilst to the Rajmahalis is attributed a profound system of ...
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The Haioos Campbell or Hayas or Vayas | 5 |
Group IHill Tribes of the Northern Frontier | 9 |
The Chulikata CropHaired Mishmis | 22 |
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