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.

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Mishing community canonical 1

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scheduled Tribe of India ⓘ
indigenous ethnic group ⓘ
agriculturalProduct mustard ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
rice ⓘ
autonomousCouncilState Assam ⓘ
celebrates Ali-Aye-Ligang in spring ⓘ
linked to: Ali-Aye-Ligang
clanSystem patrilineal clans ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalFeature agro-based festivals ⓘ
flood-adaptive architecture ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ
dance traditional group dances ⓘ
governingBody Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) ⓘ
houseMaterial bamboo ⓘ
thatch ⓘ
language Mising language ⓘ
linked to: Mishing language
languageFamily Tani branch of Sino-Tibetan ⓘ
locatedIn Assam ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
majorFestival Ali-Aye-Ligang ⓘ
Dobur Uie ritual ⓘ
Po:rag festival ⓘ
music folk songs ⓘ
notableDistricts Dhemaji district ⓘ
Jorhat district ⓘ
Lakhimpur district ⓘ
Sivasagar district ⓘ
linked to: Sibsagar District
populationRegion Brahmaputra valley ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley
primaryState Assam ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe (Plains) in Assam ⓘ
regionOfOrigin eastern Himalayan foothills ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroups Adi people ⓘ
Nyishi people ⓘ
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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Jorhat district → hasCulturalCommunity → Mishing community ⓘ