Mishmi tribes

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The Mishmi tribes are an indigenous ethnic group of the eastern Himalayas, primarily inhabiting parts of Arunachal Pradesh in India and neighboring regions, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman languages and rich animist cultural traditions.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mishmi people 15
Mishmi peoples 4
Indigenous peoples of Northeast India 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
alsoKnownAs Mishmi
Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
country India
culturalPractice animal sacrifice in rituals
elaborate funeral rituals
festivals linked to agricultural cycles
oral epics and myths
ethnicGroupOf Arunachal Pradesh
India
eastern Himalayas
linked to: Eastern Himalayas
geographicFeature Dibang River basin
linked to: Dibang River

Lohit River basin
linked to: Lohit River
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
languageFamilyBranch Sino-Tibetan
linguisticGroup Digaru Mishmi language speakers
Idu Mishmi language speakers
Miju Mishmi language speakers
notableDistrict Anjaw district
Dibang Valley district
Lohit district
Lower Dibang Valley district
primaryState Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India
region Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
China
Tibet
eastern Himalayas
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
animism
shamanism
subgroup Digaru Mishmi
Idu Mishmi
Miju Mishmi
traditionalBelief presence of spirits in natural objects
role of shamans as ritual specialists
traditionalDress beaded jewelry
handwoven garments
ornamental belts
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry
hunting and gathering
shifting cultivation
weaving
traditionalReligion ancestor worship
animist beliefs
nature worship

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dibang River associatedWith Mishmi tribes
North-East Frontier Agency ethnicGroups Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Tezu hasEthnicGroup Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Mishmi Hills inhabitedBy Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Dibang Valley district ethnicGroup Mishmi peoples
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Mishmi tribes alsoKnownAs Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Lohit River associatedWith Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Digaru Mishmi subgroupOf Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Miju Mishmi partOf Mishmi peoples
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Anjaw district hasIndigenousCommunity Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Dibang Valley knownFor Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Lohit district hasIndigenousCommunity Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Miji belongsToCategory Indigenous peoples of Northeast India
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Mishmi languages spokenBy Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Lohit Valley hasEthnicGroup Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Singpho people neighboringGroup Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Digaru Mishmi language spokenBy Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Digaru Mishmi language ethnicGroup Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Idu partOfLargerGroup Mishmi peoples
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Chulikata Mishmi ethnolinguisticGroup Mishmi peoples
linked to: Mishmi tribes
Upper Dibang Valley district indigenousPeople Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes