Santal

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The Santal are the largest of the tribal populations in South Asia. They live in India in the adjoining provinces of Bihar, West Bengal, and Orissa. Originally the Santal were probably hunter-gatherers who switched largely to farming and animal husbandry. Migratory labor is very important, with many Santals working in plantations, mines, industries and professional occupations, such as nursing. Santali is an Austro-Asiatic language

Identifier

Region

• Asia

Subregion

• South Asia

Subsistence Type

• intensive agriculturalists

Samples

• C1
• EA
• PSF
• SCCS

Countries

• India

External Links

• Santal (Ethnographic Atlas) D-PLACE
• Santal (Standard Cross-Cultural Sample) D-PLACE