Tani peoples

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The Tani peoples are a group of indigenous communities of Arunachal Pradesh and surrounding regions in Northeast India, known for their shared Tibeto-Burman linguistic heritage and distinct cultural traditions.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tagin people 13
Tani peoples canonical 12
Tani peoples of Arunachal Pradesh 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous peoples
alsoLocatedIn Assam
Tibet Autonomous Region
associatedWithRiver Dibang River
Kameng River
Lohit River
Siang River
Subansiri River
commonAncestralFigure Abotani
country India
culturalRegion Trans-Himalayan region
linked to: Transhimalaya
ethnolinguisticFamily Tibeto-Burman
hasCulturalPractice agricultural festivals
community-based dispute resolution
hasFestival Dree festival (among Apatani)
Mopin festival (among Galo)
linked to: Mopin festival

Nyokum festival (among Nyishi)
Solung festival (among Adi)
linked to: Solung festival
hasSubgroup Adi people
Apatani people
linked to: Apatani

Galo people
Hill Miri people
linked to: Miri people

Minyong people
Mising people
Nyishi people
Padam people
Pasi people
Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
knownFor distinct clan-based social organization
indigenous ritual practices
rich oral traditions
languageFamily Tani languages
linguisticBranchOf Sino-Tibetan languages
locatedIn Northeast India
partOf Scheduled Tribes of India
linked to: Scheduled Tribes
primarilyLocatedIn Arunachal Pradesh
region Eastern Himalayas
religion Donyi-Polo
sharesMythOfAncestor Abotani
traditionalBeliefSystem animism
traditionalEconomy shifting cultivation
wet rice cultivation
traditionalHousing stilt houses
traditionalMaterialCulture bamboo and cane crafts
traditionalReligion Donyi-Poloism
linked to: Donyi-Polo
usesScript Devanagari (for some languages)
Latin script (for some languages)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

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

Tani languages ethnolinguisticGroup Tani peoples
Tani languages associatedWith Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Miri subgroupOf Tani peoples
Adi culturalArea Tani peoples of Arunachal Pradesh
linked to: Tani peoples
Galo ethnolinguisticGroup Tani peoples
Galo neighboringGroups Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Tagin ethnolinguisticGroup Tani peoples
Subansiri district ethnicGroup Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Tagin language spokenBy Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Mirish languages usedBy Tani peoples
Mirish languages usedBy Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Galo people relatedEthnicGroup Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Galo people subgroupOf Tani peoples
Tani peoples hasSubgroup Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Tani ethnicGroupAssociated Tani peoples
Western Tani usedBy Tani peoples
Western Tani usedBy Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Donyi-Polo associatedWithEthnicGroups Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Mishing ethnolinguisticGroup Tani peoples
Panggi associatedWith Tani peoples
Upper Subansiri district hasEthnicGroup Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Si-Donyi festival celebratedBy Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Si-Donyi festival associatedWithEthnicGroup Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples
Si-Donyi associatedEthnicGroup Tagin people
linked to: Tani peoples