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Source revisionJul 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ3316328 ↗
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Mising is a Tani language spoken by the Mising people. There are 629,954 speakers (as per Census of India, 2011), who inhabit mostly in the Dhemaji district, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Tinsukia districts of Assam and also some parts of Arunachal Pradesh. The primary literary body of Mising is known as 'Mising Agom Kébang (Mising Language Society)'.

The Mising, Padam and Minyong speak dialects of the same language.

One year recognition by the Sahitya Akademi

For the year 2011, for the first time, Sahitya Akademi, India's highest literary body, recognised Mising eligible for receiving one of the six Bhasha Samman awards, for the category of the non-recognised languages, "that have developed sufficiently to merit the award".

"Mising is one such language which has a rich literary tradition though it does not have its own script but has adapted the Roman script. Through this convention, we will come to know who has worked in developing the language and literature, and the Bhasa Samman, which carries Rs 1 lakh prize money, will be a recognition of this effort.""After selecting the communities for the award for one year, the system is to move on to other communities in the next year so that all such languages are given a chance to come up."

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Geographical distribution

Ethnologue gives the following locations for Mising speakers. The Hill Miri live in Arunachal Pradesh, while the Plains Miri live in Assam.

Assam: North Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Majuli, Charaideu, Bishwanath, Golaghat, and Tinsukia districts

Arunachal Pradesh

Districts of East Siang, Lower Dibang valley and Lohit. Also on both sides of Kamla river in Ziro subdivision, Lower Subansiri district

Daporizo subdivision, Upper Subansiri district

See also

Mising Autonomous Council

Takam Mising Porin Kebang

References

External links

Mising Language course (Agom, Gomlam, Gompir etc.)

misingagomkebang.org Mising Agom Kebang (Mising Sahitya Sabha) website

macgov.in Mising Autonomous Council

wethemising.wordpress.com Article on Mising language

Mark Post, A documentation of the Upper Belt variety of Minyong (Adi), Arunachal Pradesh, North East India.

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