Santal people
indigenous (Scheduled) tribe from India
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Summary
Santal people is an ethnic group[1]. They ranks in the top 8% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,955 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Santali[3]
- Religion or worldview: Hinduism[4], Christianity[5], Sarnaism[6]
- Country: India[7], Bangladesh[8], Nepal[9]
- Instance of: people[10]
- Subclass of: Munda peoples[11]
- Part of: list of Scheduled Tribes in Odisha[12]
- Commons category: Santal people[13]
- Language of work or name: Santali[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Santhal[15]
- Population: 6,000,000[16]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], New International Encyclopedia[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[22]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Santali[23]
- Indigenous to: Odisha[24], Jharkhand[25], Assam[26], West Bengal[27], Bihar[28], Nepal[29], Tripura[30], Bangladesh[31], Bhutan[32]
Why It Matters
Santal people has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] They is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]