The Bori are an indigenous tribe of the

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living in the districts of East Siang,

Upper Siang Upper Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is the fourth least populous district in the country (out of 640). History The majority of the people are of the Adi trib ...

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West Siang West Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. History In 1989, territory was given from West Siang to the East Siang district. Since 1999, this territory has been in the new ...

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. The Bori constitute a group of people inhabiting in the central portion of Siyom Valley and a major portion of the Sike Valley between Mega in the South and Gasheng in the north of Siang District. Of the 13 villages over which the Bori population is spread, Gate, Gauteng, Gaming, Payum, Yio, Molo, Dupu, Cheying, Row, Bogu, Mega, Pame and Reying. Payum as its headquarters. Dupu and Yio, Bogu and Mega are situated on the left bank of Siyom; Dupu and Yio above the confluence of Siyom and Sike, while Bogu and Mega below it. Pame is also situated below the confluence but on the right bank of

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. Gate, Gasheng and Payum are located along the right bank of Sike and Gaming on its left bank. The area extends over . Comparatively, it forms a small fraction, about 3.9 percent area of the district. The population represents approximately 4.3 percent of the entire population of the district.

Organisation and lifestyle

The Adi Bori tribe are mostly found in Payum circle. In Bori villages, a leader styled ''Gam burah'' or ''Gao Burah'' moderates the council of the village. The head of the council is chosen by unanimous decision by the people of the council. To solve a village problem, the villagers get together in the village ''kebang'' in the presence of the council head. Bori people practice

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cultivation, and it is considered the main staple food. They practice hunting and trapping as well. Bori people raise mithuns, chickens, and pigs. Domestic vegetables are also cultivated. Their lifestyle is similar to the other tribes of the Siang district.

Languages

The language spoken by this group is a

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language known as Bori or

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. It is spoken with major variations among all the Bori-Adi subgroups.

Festival

The Adi Bori celebrate their own festival known as Donggin. In the Adi language, Donggin translates to "spring season". The Tribal people welcome spring by celebrating Donggin from 2 February to 5 February every year. They celebrate this festival for good harvesting as well. In this festival, they sacrifice mithuns, pigs and chickens to Ane Donggin for health & prosperity.

References

Bibliography

* Danggen, Bani. (2003). ''The kebang: A unique indigenous political institution of the Adis''. Delhi: Himalayan Publishers. * Hamilton, A. (1983

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. ''In Abor jungles of north-east India''. Delhi: Mittal Publications. * Danggen, Bani. (2003). ''A book of conversation: A help book for English to Adi conversation''. Itanagar: Himalayan Publishers. . * BBC TV program ''

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'', episode on the Adi; explorer Bruce Parry lived among them for a month as an honorary tribesman, 'adopted' by a village gam. * Mibang, Tamo; & Chaudhuri, S. K. (Eds.) (2004). ''Folk culture and oral literature from north-east India''. New Delhi: Mittal. . * Nyori, Tai (1993). History and Culture of the Adis, Omsons Publications, New Delhi-110 027. * Lego, N. N. (1992). ''British relations with the Adis, 1825-1947''. New Delhi: Omsons Publications. . * Mibang, Tamo; & Abraham, P. T. (2001). ''An introduction to Adi language''. Itanagar, Arunachal Pradeh: Himalayan Publishers. . {{authority control Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes of India