Outsiders were referred to this name by mundas
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ndas are one of the aboriginal peoples found in the Chota Nagpur region of eastern India. The tribe has lent its name to the Munda branch of the Austro-Asiatic language family, and sometimes Munda is used to designate the many tribes of the region (e.g., Munda, Santal, Ho) that speak Munda languages and share common spiritual and cultural values. These tribes are also sometimes called Kolarian. The following discussion, however, focuses specifically on the one tribe among this group that is identified as Munda.
The name Munda, which means "headman of a village," was originally applied to the group by outsiders. The tribe's own name for itself is Hor-on. The Mundas are a people of considerable antiquity, some scholars identifying them with the Mundas mentioned in the epic Mahahbharata. The origin of the Munda people is a matter of much uncertainty. Th eir own traditions indicate that they migrated to their current location from areas to the northwest. Linguistic evidence, however, suggests ties to northeastern India and Southeast Asia. Wherever they originated, the Mundas settled in the forest-clad uplands of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, perhaps as early as the centuries preceding the Christian Era. Here, they have remained in relative isolation until modern times.
The name Munda, which means "headman of a village," was originally applied to the group by outsiders. The tribe's own name for itself is Hor-on. The Mundas are a people of considerable antiquity, some scholars identifying them with the Mundas mentioned in the epic Mahahbharata. The origin of the Munda people is a matter of much uncertainty. Th eir own traditions indicate that they migrated to their current location from areas to the northwest. Linguistic evidence, however, suggests ties to northeastern India and Southeast Asia. Wherever they originated, the Mundas settled in the forest-clad uplands of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, perhaps as early as the centuries preceding the Christian Era. Here, they have remained in relative isolation until modern times.
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