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Koya
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Kutchi
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Lahules |
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Lotha |
Magahi |
Magar
Eastern |
Mahali
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Mao |
Maram
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Meithei
| Miju-Mishmi |
Miri |
Monpa |
Monsang |
Munda |
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Southern |
Nishi |
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| Monpa |
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| Indigenous Group |
Monpa (Also known as: Mendba, Moinba, Monba, Menpa, Mongba, Menba) |
| Location |
India, Arunachal Pradesh, Tawang, West Kameng districts |
| Estimated Population |
54,000 (2001, Indias.com) |
| Environment |
Mountainous / Temperate |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Hunter / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Moinba
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Himalayish, Mahakiranti, Kiranti, Eastern
Alternate names: Monba, Mompa, Momba, Menba, Men-Pa
Dialects: Matchopa Nagnoo (But), Chug, Sangla (Dirang), Kalaktang (Southern Monpa), Kishpignag (Lish), Monkit (Northern Monpa, Tawang) |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue - Moinba a language of India
Wikipedia -Monpa
Northeast Zone Cultural Center
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts - Bamboo And Cane Culture Of Arunachal Pradesh
Ethno Zoological and Socio-cultural Aspects of Monpas of Arunachal Pradesh byG.S. Solanki and Pavitra Chutia
Indias.com - Explore States
The Monpa - The Tribal Experience
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| NGOs |
Aienla Project
All Monpa Welfare Society
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