Miji

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Miji are an indigenous ethnic group of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language and traditional hill culture.

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Miji canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
belongsToCategory Indigenous peoples of Northeast India ⓘ
linked to: Mishmi tribes

Scheduled Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
linked to: Scheduled Tribes
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
countryOfficialStatus recognized tribe of Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
culturalHeritage folk songs ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ
culturalPractice clan-based social organization ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
culturalRegion Himalayan tribal belt ⓘ
ethnolinguisticFamily Tibeto-Burman ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Damai ⓘ
Dammai ⓘ
Miji people ⓘ
Sajolang ⓘ
hasAutonym Sajolang ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
languageStatus endangered language ⓘ
minority language ⓘ
linguisticTypology agglutinative language ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ
locatedIn Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
neighbouringEthnicGroup Aka ⓘ
Nyishi ⓘ
Sherdukpen ⓘ
politicalUnit Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
primaryOccupation agriculture ⓘ
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
region Eastern Himalayas ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
animism ⓘ
residesInDistrict East Kameng district ⓘ
West Kameng district ⓘ
speaks Miji language ⓘ
subsistenceActivity fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
traditionalEconomy shifting cultivation ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing stilt houses ⓘ
traditionalHousingMaterial bamboo ⓘ
thatch ⓘ
wood ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle hill-dwelling culture ⓘ
usesScript Latin script (for modern writing) ⓘ

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