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The '''Zekhring''' are from the [[Anjaw district]] (fomerly part of [[Lohit district]]) of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. They live in the hilly terrain and banks of the Lohit River in the Walong and Kibithoo area. They are also known as Charumba, Meyor, Zaiwa. As of 2002, their tribal population stood at 300. |
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| popplace = {{flag|India}} ([[Arunachal Pradesh]]) |
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| languages = [[Zakhring language|Zakhring]] |
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| religions = [[Donyi-Polo|Donyi-Polo (sun and moon)]], [[Hinduism]], [[Christianity]] |
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The '''Zekhring'''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Chakravorty|first=Mridul Kumar|date=2015-11-08|title=The Zakhring Community of Arunachal Pradesh: Notes on a Lost Tribe|url=http://spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/152|journal=Space and Culture, India|language=en|volume=3|issue=2|pages=94–102|doi=10.20896/saci.v3i2.152|issn=2052-8396|doi-access=free}}</ref> are from the [[Anjaw District]] (formerly part of [[Lohit district]]) of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. They live in the hilly terrain and banks of the Lohit River in the Walong and Kibithoo area. |
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They are [[Animist]]s, although they have recently co-adopted [[Tibetan Buddhism]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Paths of Peace: Studies on the Sino-Indian Border Dispute |author=T. S. Murty|publisher=ABC Pub. House|year=1983|isbn=0-86144-488-4|page=166}}</ref> The Zekhring sustain their livelihoods through agriculture. They are culturally more akin to the [[Miju Mishmi tribe|Miju Mishmi]] than to the [[Tibetan people|Tibetans]] in the north.<ref name="Dalvindar Singh Grewal 1997 197" /> Sungkhu, Tsotangpho Wangley, Tso Tangpo and [[Losar]] are their major festivals.<ref>[http://lohit.nic.in/anjaw.htm The Meyors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114233621/http://lohit.nic.in/anjaw.htm |date=2006-11-14 }}</ref> |
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As of 2002, their tribal population stood at 300, and their population included members of an ethnically akin tribe, the Meyor.<ref name="Dalvindar Singh Grewal 1997 197">{{cite book|title=Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh: Identity, Culture, and Languages|author=Dalvindar Singh Grewal|publisher=South Asia Publications|year=1997|isbn=81-7433-019-4|page=197}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=zkr Ethnologue profile] |
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=zkr Ethnologue profile] |
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{{Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh}} |
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{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}} |
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[[Category:Anjaw district]] |
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Northeast India]] |
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[[Category:Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 17 April 2024
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| Donyi-Polo (sun and moon), Hinduism, Christianity |
The Zekhring[1] are from the Anjaw District (formerly part of Lohit district) of Arunachal Pradesh. They live in the hilly terrain and banks of the Lohit River in the Walong and Kibithoo area.
They are Animists, although they have recently co-adopted Tibetan Buddhism.[2] The Zekhring sustain their livelihoods through agriculture. They are culturally more akin to the Miju Mishmi than to the Tibetans in the north.[3] Sungkhu, Tsotangpho Wangley, Tso Tangpo and Losar are their major festivals.[4]
Population
[edit]As of 2002, their tribal population stood at 300, and their population included members of an ethnically akin tribe, the Meyor.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Chakravorty, Mridul Kumar (8 November 2015). "The Zakhring Community of Arunachal Pradesh: Notes on a Lost Tribe". Space and Culture, India. 3 (2): 94–102. doi:10.20896/saci.v3i2.152. ISSN 2052-8396.
- ^ T. S. Murty (1983). Paths of Peace: Studies on the Sino-Indian Border Dispute. ABC Pub. House. p. 166. ISBN 0-86144-488-4.
- ^ a b Dalvindar Singh Grewal (1997). Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh: Identity, Culture, and Languages. South Asia Publications. p. 197. ISBN 81-7433-019-4.
- ^ The Meyors Archived 2006-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
