santal
noun
Santals
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pluralof Santal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Swords and arrows are the weapons of the Santals, simple hill folk in upper Bengal.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was to be expected that in the popular tales of a simple, unpolished people like the Santals, expressions and allusions unfitted for ears polite would be found.
From Santal Folk Tales by A. Campbell
In a story told by the Santals of India, the daughters of the sun make use of a spider's thread to reach the earth.
From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Edwin Sidney Hartland
The Santals are very keen shikaris, and go regularly to hunt armed with bows and arrows and a few guns.
From Olivia in India by O. Douglas
Formerly before the Santals came into the country the four taluqs of Sankara, Chiptiam, Sulunga and Dhaka formed the Paharia Raj and the whole country was dense jungle.
From Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas
