Hill Miri are a native tribe of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. They are spread in Upper Subansiri Kamle and adjoining districts. They speak a Tibeto-Burman language, but the exact origin of their language is disputed.

It is spoken by 9,000 people in the northern regions of India by the Nyishi people of Kamle. [1] It is threatened because the younger generation is slowly breaking away from their people's traditions and language.

Hill Miri are a native tribe of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. They are spread in Upper Subansiri Kamle and adjoining districts. They speak a Tibeto-Burman language, but the exact origin of their language is disputed.

Hill Miri Tribe is located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. They belong to the Mongoloid racial stock inhabiting Lower and Upper Subansiri Districts of Arunachal Pradesh. This tribe is famously known as the Abotani tribe.

Aug 2, 2024 · Hill Miri is a member of the Western Tani branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is spoken by about 10,000 people mainly in the Kamle district in the south of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.

The Nyishi and Tamens are among the main Hill Miri tribes who form the largest groups of people inhabiting the major part of Lower Subansiri district. Their men folk keep their hair long and tie it in a knot just above the forehead. They wear cane bands around the waist.

The major tribes of Lower Subansiri district are Apatani tribe, Nishi tribe and Hill Miri tribe. The Apatani tribe and the Nishi tribe belong to the Tibeto-Mongoloid stock and the people of the Nishi tribal group are known as Nishangs.

Miri people may refer to two ethnic groups of India: Mising people in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, also known as Plains Miri; Hill Miri people in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh, recognized as one of the hotspots of biodiversity is home to a range of economically important plants. Some of these plant species have found use in the preparation …

Sep 14, 2022 · In colonial writings, the word ‘Miri’ was used for different categories of people: Miris of the hills, and the plain Miris. The plain Miris, who, in contemporary usage, are called Mishings, acted as the go-betweens the hill tribes and the inhabitants of the plains.