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Tani (tribes)
The Tani people include the Adi, Apatani, Galo, Mising, Nyishi, and Tagin ethnic groups of India and China. As members of the Tibeto-Burman ethnic group, they speak various Tani languages and primarily reside in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, as well as the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. With a population of approximately 2.17 million, the Tani people are among the largest ethnic groups in Northeast India. The Chinese government categorises the Tani people under the Lhoba ethnic group. History Most of the residents of Arunachal Pradesh and Upper Assam belong to the six Tani tribes ( Nyishi, Adi, Galo, Apatani, Tagin, and Mising) who are all said to be descended from Abotani. Some of the history of the Tani people has been recorded in the ancient libraries of Tibet as the Tani people traded swords and other metals with Tibetans in exchange for meat and wool. Festivals Solung Solung, observed by the Adi people, is a major agricultural festi ...
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Tani Languages
The Tani language, often referred to as Tani languages, encompasses a group of closely related languages spoken by the Tani people in the northeastern region of India, primarily in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. These languages belong to the Sino-Tibetan family and include several major dialects such as in Mising people, Mising, Galo people, Galo, Apatani people, Apatani, Adi people, Adi, Tagin people, Tagin, and Nyishi people, Nyishi. Background The Tani languages are spoken by about 2,170,500 people of Arunachal Pradesh, including the Adi people, Adi, Apatani people, Apatani, Galo people, Galo, Mising people, Mising, Nishi people, Nyishi, Tagin people, Tagin, and of the East Kameng, West Kameng, Papumpare, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, West Siang, East Siang, Upper Siang, Lower Dibang Valley and Lohit districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Dhemaji district, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur district, North Lakhimpur, Sonitpur district, Sonitpur, Majuli etc. districts of ...
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Galo Tribe
The Galo are a tribe in Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ..., who are descendants of Abotani. They speak the Tani Galo language. Other names which have been used to reference the Galo tribe in the past include ''Duba'', ''Doba'', ''Dobah Abor'', ''Galo Abor'', ''Galo'', ''Galo Adi'', etc. The Galo have been listed as a scheduled tribe under the name ''Galo'' since 1950.Amendment to the Constitution (ST), Order, 1950, Part-XVIII Folklore in relation to resource use and management The fact that Turi or eri, according to Galo's wisdom, can be the common ancestor of Tani (the first human-being and the ancestor of human-beings), Taki (the ancestor of spirits) and Tanyo he ancestor of cat families which include (tiger), Nyopak-takar (leopard), Nyoke ( ...
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List Of People Of Tani Descent
The following is a list of notable people belonging to Tani people. Adi * Tapir Gao, Indian Politician * Ninong Ering, Indian Politician * Daying Ering, Indian Politician * Talom Rukbo, Spiritualist and Founder of Donyi Polo Movement * Tamo Mibang, Indian Academic * Mamang Dai, Poet * Gegong Apang, Politician * Omak Apang, Politician * Jomin Tayeng, IAS Officer * Oken Tayeng, Politician Mising * Indira Miri, Indian Educationist * Shakuntala Doley Gamlin, IAS Officer * Ganesh Kutum, Politician * Naba Kumar Doley, Politician * Tabu Taid, Indian Author * Jadav Payeng, Forest Man of India * Bhubon Pegu, Politician * Lalit Kumar Doley, Indian Politician * Mrinal Miri, Indian Philosopher * Bharat Narah, Politician * Rajib Lochan Pegu, Politician * Tarun Chandra Pamegam, Writer * Ranoj Pegu, Education Minister Of Assam * Jarbom Gamlin, Politician Galo * Binny Yanga, Social Worker * Moji Riba, Freedom Fighter * Tomo Riba, Politician * Eken Riba, Politician ...
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Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon). Early civilisations in the area included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Myanmar and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Myanmar. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy River, Irrawaddy valley, and following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language and Culture of Myanmar, culture and Buddhism in Myanmar, Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the co ...
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Bhutan
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , Bhutan ranks List of countries and dependencies by area, 133rd in land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, 160th in population. Bhutan is a Democracy, democratic constitutional monarchy with a King of Bhutan, King as the head of state and a Prime Minister of Bhutan, prime minister as the head of government. The Je Khenpo is the head of the state religion, Vajrayana Buddhism. The Himalayas, Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. In the Mountains of Bhutan, Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than above sea level. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highest peak and is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. The wildlife of Bhutan is notable for its diversi ...
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Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China China–Nepal border, to the north, and India India–Nepal border, to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a Geography of Nepal, diverse geography, including Terai, fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten List of highest mountains#List, tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and List of cities in Nepal, its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali language, Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first record ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ...
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ...
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Apo (drink)
Apo, apong, or ''poka'' is an alcohol drink commonly found among the Tani tribes in the Northeast India states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. It is prepared by fermentation of rice. It is known by various names across different tribes in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Many tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh use apo during their respective festivals, such as nyokum. The tribal people offer the drink, every time they drink it, to the spirits (''wiyu'') by letting a few drops of it fall on the ground. Other occasions when Apo is served include annually organized ancestor worship ceremonies, the festivals of Bihu, Nyokum, Dree, and others, and annual agricultural programs. Apo is known in different names across different tribes in North-Eastern India, such as haaz ( Ahom), apong ( Mising), zou (zu mai) (Bodo) and Sujen ( Deori). Apo is not distributed in shops, as apo forms part of a tradition and culture, the apo is shared through generations like a piece of cultural knowl ...
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Galo People
The Galo are a tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, who are descendants of Abotani Abotani or Abu Tani is considered the progenitor of the Tani tribes of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. Abotani are located in Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh. In China, Abotani tribes recognized as part of Lhoba ethnic group. The Apatan .... They speak the Tani Galo language. Other names which have been used to reference the Galo tribe in the past include ''Duba'', ''Doba'', ''Dobah Abor'', ''Galo Abor'', ''Galo'', ''Galo Adi'', etc. The Galo have been listed as a scheduled tribe under the name ''Galo'' since 1950.Amendment to the Constitution (ST), Order, 1950, Part-XVIII Folklore in relation to resource use and management The fact that Turi or eri, according to Galo's wisdom, can be the common ancestor of Tani (the first human-being and the ancestor of human-beings), Taki (the ancestor of spirits) and Tanyo he ancestor of cat families which include (tiger), Nyopak-takar (leopard), Nyoke (P ...
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Tani Or Tanyi Women In Traditional Attire
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