Oraon

The name Oraon and its variant Orao is very close to Oraya, which, as already seen, means a farmservant.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

The name Oraon, given to them by the Hindus, may mean farmservant, while Dhangar, an alternative name for the tribe, has certainly this signification.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

Dr. Halm [357] was of opinion that the word _kurukh_ might be identified with the Kolarian _horo_, man, and explained the term Oraon as the totem of one of the septs into which the Kurukhs were divided.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

He also notes how the tribal groups such as Bhils of western India, the Gonds and Oraon of central India claim to be a caste through the process of Sanskritisation and thus claim a place in the caste hierarchy.

The sociological concept of Sanskritization in India India 2009

Anthropologists have documented fruit-fueled group sex among tribes all over the world, including the Oraon of India and Bangladesh, the Leti and Sarmata people in islands west of New Guinea, the Baganda in Africa, the Fiji islanders and the Kana of Brazil.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Anthropologists have documented fruit-fueled group sex among tribes all over the world, including the Oraon of India and Bangladesh, the Leti and Sarmata people in islands west of New Guinea, the Baganda in Africa, the Fiji islanders and the Kana of Brazil.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Anthropologists have documented fruit-fueled group sex among tribes all over the world, including the Oraon of India and Bangladesh, the Leti and Sarmata people in islands west of New Guinea, the Baganda in Africa, the Fiji islanders and the Kana of Brazil.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Sexual intercourse before marriage, Sir H. Risley says, is tacitly recognised, and is so generally practised that in the opinion of the best observers no Oraon girl is a virgin at the time of her marriage.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

According to him Oraon was a name coined by the Hindus, its base being _orgoran_, hawk or cunny bird, used as the name of a totemistic sept.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

The name by which the Oraons know themselves is Kurukh or Kurunkh, and the designation of Oraon or Orao has been applied to them by outsiders.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894