Galo

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The Galo are an indigenous tribal community of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, known for their distinct language, traditional festivals, and agrarian lifestyle.

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Galo canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
scheduled tribe
agriculturalPractice shifting cultivation
wet rice cultivation
celebrates Wanshuwa festival
surface form: Mopin festival
country India
culturalTrait oral traditions
rice beer brewing
weaving
ethnolinguisticGroup Tani peoples
festival Harvest festivals
Mopin
governedUnder Sixth Schedule protections (broad tribal context in Northeast India)
language Galo language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tani languages
locatedIn Arunachal Pradesh
Northeast India
neighboringGroups Adi people
Nyishi people
Tani peoples
surface form: Tagin people
populationRegion Arunachal Pradesh
primaryRegion Leparada district
Lower Siang district
Siang district
Upper Subansiri district
West Siang district
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region Eastern Himalayas
religion Christianity
Donyi-Polo
socialStructure clan-based society
stateOfficialLanguageContext Galo language recognized as a tribal language of Arunachal Pradesh
traditionalBeliefSystem sun and moon worship (Donyi and Polo)
traditionalCouncil Kebang
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalHousingMaterial bamboo
thatch
traditionalOccupation agriculture
traditionalReligion Donyi-Polo
usesScript Latin script (for Galo language, in modern usage)

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