Mising people
Mising woman from Dhakuakhana in traditional attire | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 603,310 (2001 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | |
| Assam | 587,310 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 16,000 |
| Languages | |
| Mising, Tani | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Christianity, Donyi-Polo | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Adi, Apatani, Galo, Hill Miri, Nyishi, Tagin, Lhoba people, Tibetans | |
The Mising people or Miri people (/ˈmiːsɪŋ/ or /ˈmɪsɪŋ/) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group living mostly in the Northeast Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Their Mising language is a part of the Tani languages and the Tibeto-Burman language group. The Misings are a major ethnic group of Assam, the second largest tribe after the Bodos. 15.4% of Assam's tribal population speaks Mising, but many more speak Assamese (24.7%) and Mising organisations estimate that the unofficial Mising population is 1.2 million rather than the 587,310 declared by the 2001 census of India.