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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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