People / group
Pnar people
The Pnar people, also called Synteng or Jaintia, are a community of the Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, north-east India, closely related to the Khasi and speaking a Khasic language. Their society is matrilineal, with property and clan membership passing through women. Their chiefdoms formed the core of the Jaintia kingdom, which was annexed by the British in 1835.
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