Miri

E166034

Miri refers to the Mishing people, an indigenous ethnic group primarily inhabiting parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and rich cultural traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Miri canonical 2
Plains Miri 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
alsoKnownAs Miri people
Mishing
country India
ethnicGroupOf Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
India
hasCulturalTrait animistic rituals
rice-beer brewing traditions
rich oral folklore
kinshipSystem clan-based exogamous system
languageBranch Tani languages
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
locatedIn Northeast India
migrationOrigin eastern Himalayan region (traditional belief)
practicesReligion Hinduism
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
recognizedLanguageStatus Mising language recognized in Assam (associate official use)
regionOfHabitation Brahmaputra Valley
Dhemaji district
Lakhimpur district
Majuli Island
surface form: Majuli region

Siang region of Arunachal Pradesh
Sonitpur district
Upper Assam
relatedEthnicGroup Adi people
Apatani
surface form: Apatani people

Nyishi people
other Tani groups
socialOrganization village council system
speaksLanguage Mishing language
surface form: Mising language
subgroupOf Tani peoples
traditionalDance Gumrag dance
traditionalDress ege (women’s wrap skirt)
gaseng (men’s wrap)
traditionalFestival Ali-Aye-Ligang
Po:rag
traditionalHouseType stilt house
traditionalMusicInstrument cymbals
drums
flutes
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry
fishing
wet-rice cultivation
traditionalReligion Donyi-Polo
usesScript Assamese script (for Mising language)

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mishing language alternativeName Miri
this entity surface form: Plains Miri
Miri-Piri component Miri