13-479: Kurung may refer to: Kurung Kumey district , one of the 17 districts of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh Kurung River in Arunachal Pradesh Kurung language, see Gurung language Baju Kurung , a traditional Malay costume Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
26-512: A literacy rate of 50.67%. After bifurcation the district has a population of 45,372. Scheduled Tribes are 44,641 (98.39%). At the time of the 2011 census, 93.62% of the population spoke Nyishi and 4.09% Puroik as their first language. Hiya village under the Nyapin circle is the largest village in the Kurung Kumey district in terms of the total population and geographical extent. The village
39-757: A distinct cultural and linguistic group is hardly known by outsiders; who still consider them as part of the Nyishi tribe. But according to recent research, they are distinct from Nyishi in terms of their language and origin. They are considered to be more similar to the Miji (Sajolang) of the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in terms of their language and customs. 27°54′N 93°21′E / 27.900°N 93.350°E / 27.900; 93.350 Nishi language Nyishi (also known as Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung)
52-691: Is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch spoken in Papum Pare , Lower Subansiri , Kurung Kumey , Kra Daadi , East Kameng , Pakke Kesang , Kamle districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Darrang District of Assam in India . According to the 2011 census of India , the population of the Nishi speakers is approximately 280,000. Though there are plenty of variations across regions, the dialects of Nishi, such as Akang, Aya, Nyishi (raga), Tagin are easily mutually intelligible, with
65-576: Is a tonal language that utilizes three tones: rising, neutral, and falling. These can be applied to all of its vowels , and often can change the word's meaning: These are the consonants of Nyishi. Where the orthography differs from the IPA, the orthography is bolded. Velar fricative [x] appears in less than ten words in Abraham's vocabulary list, and is regarded as questionably phonemic. Nyishi distinguishes between number , person , and case . It does not have
78-476: Is mostly inhabited by Tame Clan (Now Tarh) besides clans like Takio, Tai, Hillang, Kipa, Bakey, etc. which compromise with a few populations. Tarh is a clan-based society mixed of several clans like Hura, Tam, Takio, Tame, Tayeng, Hina, Tarak, and many more some of them settled in Kra Daadi, Lower Subansiri, Papum Pare, East Kameng, etc. The main tribes inhabiting the district are Nyishi, Bangru, and Puroik. Bangru as
91-616: Is one of the 26 districts of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh , with its district headquarters in Koloriang . The name of this district is derived from the Kurung and the Kumey, the two principal rivers which flow through it. According to the myth the Kurung and the Kumey rivers were two sisters; during the age of marriage Kurung eloped without permission from her parents and Kumey got married according to her parents' wishes. Therefore,
104-470: The 2011 census Kurung Kumey district has a population of 92,076, roughly equal to the nation of Seychelles . This gives it a ranking of 617th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 15 inhabitants per square kilometre (39/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 111.01%. Kurung Kumey has a sex ratio of 1029 females for every 1000 males, and
117-546: The Assam Valley and Tibet. Then they started to spread in Lakhimpur , Sibsagar and Darrang Districts of Assam . Mr. William Robinson in his notes mentioned that Daflas were spread over a region from 92°50’ to 94° north latitude. The word nyishi itself means "upland man", and is a compound of nyi ("man") and shi ("highland"). They are probably descendants of peoples who separated from Khasi 4,200 years ago. Nishi
130-585: The Kurung flows with a violent roar and ashy colour because her parents shout and throw ashes after her, while the Kumey flows silently and clearly with pleasure from her parents. So people Accepted River was more beautiful than the Kurung River and followed the discipline of their parents. The territory occupied by the present district became part of the North East Frontier Tracts in 1914. In 1954, it became part of Subansiri Frontier Division, which
143-550: The exception of the rather small in population Bangni-Bangru and Solung Dialects being very different from the former. 'Nisi' is sometimes used as a cover term for western Tani languages. Nishi is a subject–object–verb language. The main origin of this language has been pointed out by George Abraham Grierson as ‘Dafla’. He included different varieties under a common name which is known as North Assam group. The varieties are Dafla, Miri and Abor according to him. Daflas used to denote them as ‘Nyi-Shi’. these tribes inhabited between
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#1732869870537156-537: The title Kurung . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kurung&oldid=1010590952 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kurung Kumey district Kurung Kumey district (Pron:/kʊˈɹʌŋ kʊˈmi/)
169-403: Was later renamed as Lower Subansiri district . On 1 April 2001, this district was created by bifurcating Lower Subansiri district . The following are the sub-divisions and circles of Kurung Kumey district: There are two Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Nyapin , and Koloriang . Both are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency . According to
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