Mishing community
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The Mishing community is an indigenous ethnic group of Assam in Northeast India, known for its distinct language, traditional stilt houses, vibrant festivals like Ali-Aye-Ligang, and rich weaving and agricultural practices.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scheduled Tribe of India
ⓘ
indigenous ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
mustard
ⓘ
pulses ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| autonomousCouncilState | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebrates | Ali-Aye-Ligang in spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
agro-based festivals
ⓘ
flood-adaptive architecture ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| dance | traditional group dances ⓘ |
| governingBody | Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseMaterial |
bamboo
ⓘ
thatch ⓘ |
| language | Mising language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tani branch of Sino-Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Ali-Aye-Ligang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dobur Uie ritual ⓘ Po:rag festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| music | folk songs ⓘ |
| notableDistricts |
Dhemaji district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jorhat district NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakhimpur district NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivasagar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Brahmaputra valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryState | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Scheduled Tribe (Plains) in Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | eastern Himalayan foothills ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroups |
Adi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyishi people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Tani groups of Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| scriptTraditionallyUsed | oral tradition ⓘ |
| settlementType |
floodplain settlements
ⓘ
riverine villages ⓘ |
| textileTradition | handloom weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalDrink | apong (rice beer) ⓘ |
| traditionalHouseType | stilt house ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
fishing
ⓘ
pig rearing ⓘ poultry rearing ⓘ shifting cultivation in earlier times ⓘ weaving ⓘ wet rice cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Donyi-Polo related beliefs ⓘ |
| weaves |
gamosa
ⓘ
mekhela chador ⓘ traditional shawls ⓘ |
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