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Monday, May 29, 2017

RARELY KNOWN TRIBES OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

TUTSA:  The Tutsa are a small group of people inhabited in Changlang District. They have a distinctive culture and customs. The Pongtu is their annual festival celebrated in the month of May.
KHIMIYANG:  The khimiyang are the inhabitants of Lohit District. They are Buddhist by religion and linguistically and culturally akin to the Khamtis.
ADI  SOMUA:  The Adi Somua are a small group of people inhabited in Lohit District. They have their own socio-cultural pattern and are believed to be one of the sub-tribe/groups of the Adis.
NAH:  The Nah is a small community lived in five villages in Taksing area of Upper Subansiri District. They are Buddhist by religion. They practice Jhum  Cultivation and lived in pile house. They prefer joint family system and the society is patrilineal.
MEYOR: The Meyor is a scheduled tribe inhabits at Walong and Kibithoo District of Anjaw District. They call themselves as Charumba and profess to Mahayana Sect of Buddhism. The main festival is Sung-Khnu held in August/September. It is basically an agricultural festival celebrate after harvesting. Their village council is called Genpo.
PANGCHENPA: A small transhumance (seasonal movement) community lived in 8 villages of Zamithang circle of Tawang District. Their economy may be called as Pastoral type. They shifted from one place to other with animal herds. They prefer nuclear family. Their traditional village council is called Mangma.

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