Tani people
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Regions with significant populations | |
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China Tibet Autonomous Region . India Assam, Arunachal Pradesh | [1] |
Languages | |
tani languages | |
Religion | |
Donyi-Polo, Christianity, Ekasarana Dharma, Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Sino-Tibetan people |
The Tani people are a Sino-Tibetan ethnic group of peoples, which includes the Nyishi, Adi, Apatani, Galo, Tagin, and Mising, who share common beliefs, ancestry, and Tani languages and live in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, as well as the Tibet Autonomous Region in China.[2]
The Tani are one of the largest ethnic groups in Northeast India, with a population of 1.7 million.
They also reside across the border in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The Chinese government recognises Tani peoples as members of the Lhoba people.
History[edit]
Most of the residents of Arunachal Pradesh belong to the five Tani tribes (Nyishi, Adi, Galo, Apatani, and Tagin) 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.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Riba, Tomo (5 March 2013). Shifting Cultivation and Tribal Culture of Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Rubi Enterprise. ISBN 9789843373045.