Nyishi people
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The Nyishi people are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman–speaking ethnic group of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, known for their distinct traditional dress, bamboo and cane craftsmanship, and rich oral and ritual traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyishi people canonical | 7 |
| Nyishi tribe | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalCrop |
maize
ⓘ
millet ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| alsoFoundIn | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonym | Nyishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerExonym | Dafla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Nyishi Elite Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyishi Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct traditional dress
ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ ritual traditions ⓘ |
| languageScript |
Devanagari script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northeast India ⓘ |
| majorState | Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
folk songs
ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ |
| oralTraditionForm |
folktales
ⓘ
myths ⓘ ritual chants ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
East Kameng district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamle district NERFINISHED ⓘ Kra Daadi district NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurung Kumey district NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Subansiri district NERFINISHED ⓘ Papum Pare district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Nyishi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
bamboo craftsmanship
ⓘ
cane craftsmanship ⓘ |
| traditionalDressFeature |
animal tooth and claw ornaments
ⓘ
bead ornaments ⓘ cane headgear ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalHouseMaterial |
bamboo
ⓘ
thatch ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Donyi-Polo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nyishi tribe