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Digaro-Mishmi | Dimasa Kachari | Dogra |
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Khasi |
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Kinnaure |
Kondh |
Korku
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Koya
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Kutchi
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Lahules |
Liangmai |
Lohara |
Lotha |
Magahi |
Magar
Eastern |
Mahali
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Mao |
Maram
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Meithei
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Miri |
Monpa |
Monsang |
Munda |
Nicobarese
Southern |
Nishi |
Nocte |
Onge |
Oraon |
Paite |
Paliyan |
Pangwali |
Piral |
Pochury |
Poumai |
Raika |
Rengma |
Sangtam |
Santali |
Saora |
Savara |
Sema |
Sentinel |
Shom
Peng |
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Zomi
Nishi
| Nishi |
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| Indigenous Group |
Nishi (Also known as Nissi, “Dafla”, Nishang, Nishing) |
| Location |
India, Arunachal Pradesh, Papumpare, Lower Subansiri and East Kameng districts, Assam, Darrang district, Delhi, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, West Bengal |
| Estimated Population |
224,000 (1997, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Highland |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Handicraft Sales / Hunter / Fishing |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Nisi
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, North Assam, Tani
Alternate names: "Dafla", "Daphla", Nissi, Nishi, Nyising, Nyishi, Bangni, Lel
Dialects: Aka Lel, Bangni, Tagin, Nishang |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue –Nisi, A Language of India
Wikipedia –Nishi Tribe
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Official Page of Arunachal Pradesh –The Nishi Tribe
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| NGOs |
India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF)
Nature Conservation Foundation (India)
North East Zone Cultural Centre
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