Galo people

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The Galo people are an indigenous ethnic group of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, known for their distinct Tani language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich oral traditions.

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Galo community 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
country India
culturalRegion Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED
districtPresence Leparada district NERFINISHED
Lower Siang district NERFINISHED
Upper Subansiri district NERFINISHED
West Siang district NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
festival Harvest festivals
Mopin festival NERFINISHED
geographicFeature Siang River basin NERFINISHED
knownFor indigenous festivals
rich oral traditions
language Galo language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
Tani languages NERFINISHED
linguisticStatus minority language community in India
locatedIn Northeast India
oralTradition folktales
myths
ritual chants
populationClassification Scheduled Tribe
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Adi people NERFINISHED
Apatani people NERFINISHED
Mising people NERFINISHED
Nyishi people NERFINISHED
Tagin people NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Donyi-Polo NERFINISHED
Hinduism
script Latin script (for Galo language)
state Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED
subgroupOf Tani peoples NERFINISHED
traditionalBelief sun and moon worship
traditionalCraft bamboo work
cane work
traditionalDress handwoven garments
traditionalEconomy shifting cultivation
wet rice cultivation
traditionalHouseType stilt houses
traditionalLifestyle agrarian
traditionalPoliticalInstitution Kebang NERFINISHED
traditionalPoliticalOrganization village council
traditionalReligion Donyi-Polo NERFINISHED

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Mopin associatedWith Galo people
this entity surface form: Galo community
Tani languages associatedWith Galo people
Mopin celebratedBy Galo people
Pasighat nearTribalGroup Galo people