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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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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