Minyong people

[citation needed] They consider Donyi-Polo as their religion but recently there has been conversion to Christianity.Like any other tribes of ADI they celebrate Solung, Aran and Etor as their festivals.Minyong like other Tani group name their offspring with prefix 'Ta' for male and 'Ya' for female, e.g. Tapang for baby boy and Yaman for baby girl earlier;However, this practice has been abandoned & changed recently.Minyong people are known for their bravery as they have fought war against British Expedition to the hilly region in late 19th century.They are a large sub tribe of The Adis and considered as fearsome warriors of the hills.
Diorama and wax figures of Adi Minyong people in Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar .
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