A dimension within Tribal Nature Worship
This theme highlights the importance of indigenous languages, scripts, and their role in tribal identity, specifically mentioning Santali.
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Overall Community Sentiment
We have a script in our Santali language, that's why we are different from other tribes.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
Our tribe's own language script is different from other tribes.
— Krishna pada mahato · Beltnar, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Our tribe is different from others because our language, culture, and traditions are very different from theirs. Our food habits and livelihood are very different from theirs. That is why we are different.
— Laxmi · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
Our tribe is different from others because our language, culture, and traditions are very distinct from theirs. Our food, drink, and livelihood are also very different from theirs. That's why we are different.
— Laxmi · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
Our tribe is different from others; we are Lanjia Saora tribals, and all our traditions and customs are unique.
— Samana Mandangi
Our tribe is distinct from others because its culture and traditions are different, its languages are different. Its internal unity is also distinct.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Our Odia language is different from other languages.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
Our Odia language is different from other languages.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
Our rituals and environment are different from other tribes.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
We are a tribal community. Our language and food are different because of our tribal identity.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
We are the indigenous people, our language is a bit different, and these are ours.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
We are unique in our way of speaking.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribe is different from others because its social organization is different. Our tribe has special rights, government recognitions are different, and geographical isolation is also different.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Due to us tribal people not being educated, we are very different from others. This is why we...
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribe is different because our language and culture are different, and we are nature worshipers.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
Our tribe is mainly nature-worshipping. Our culture, customs, attire, tradition, and spoken language have a distinct identity that is different from others.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our tribe is distinctly different from others because in our tribe, food habits are different, customs are different, lifestyle is different, and even folk songs and practices are different.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We are tribals, and our food, drink, attire, dance, and music are different from other tribes.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
In our Oram tribe, marriages and ritualistic feasts are specially conducted according to the decisions of our community. Because we also have a special language, we are unique.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
Our tribe is different from other communities in many respects because its food habits, attire, languages, folk songs, dances, and customs are all distinct.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We are different from others because of our language, caste system, customs, songs, and dances.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Our tribe is different from other castes because its eating habits and lifestyle are distinct. Its culture, traditions, and customs are different.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Our tribe or education has a different reason.
— Sunita Kumari
Our customs, attire, traditions, spoken language, lifestyle, food habits, and culture are very different from other societies, which is an identity of the tribal community.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our tribe is different from others because its clothing, lifestyle, and cultural and traditional customs are all distinct from those of other communities.
— Sunil oraon
Our main rituals that define our tribe are birth, death, and marriage; these are distinct from other tribes, and our dialect is different.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
In our Munda tribe, mutual cooperation and showing empathy are the main determinants of our communal lifestyle. Even though we have equality like other people, we are distinct because of our own language.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Our tribe is the most unique because our customs and traditions are the most unique.
— Kachala Choudhary
The factors that define our culture, including our traditions, cultural practices, birth, death, and marriage rituals, are distinct from other tribes, as is our spoken language.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
Our tribe is known to be different from others because of its conversations, games, dance, and songs.
— Priti majhi
Our tribe is known to be different from others because of its conversations, games, dances, and songs.
— Priti majhi
Our tribe is different from other tribes because they worship Bade Dev Jai Bade Dev.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
My independent identity is known through the Mundari language. My language is different from others.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
By observing our tribe's language, dances, songs, and worship festivals, one can understand that we are distinct from other communities.
— Priti majhi
The main identity of our tribe is our conservative tradition and attire, along with our rituals, spoken language, and prevalent practices related to nature that have been passed down from our ancestors. These are not found in other societies, so this is our identity.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In the Munda tribe, mutual cooperation and showing empathy are key determinants of a communal lifestyle. Even though we have equality like other people, we are different because of our own language.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Katarbaga, Sambalpur, Odisha
Our language is the most unique
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Our community is completely different from other communities. We have our own language, dance, and songs, which other communities do not.
— Puspanjali Nag
My identity is known through my written language and food, because it is different from others.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
We are a tribal community, different from other castes, including our six sub-tribes.
— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Dongrīmunda, Nuapada, Odisha
