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The '''Memba''' are a people of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. The Memba population is currently around four to five thousand. They mainly live in the districts of [[Shi Yomi district|Shi Yomi]], [[West Siang district|West Siang]] and Upper Siang. Some also in nearby [[Tibet]]. The religious life of the Memba revolves around the Mechuka Gompa, similar to the [[Monpa people|Monpa]] of [[West Kameng]] and [[Tawang]]. Local genealogies suggested that they came from [[Tibet]] and settled in the region several centuries ago.<ref name="HC53">{{cite book|title=History & Culture of the Adis|author=Tai Nyori|publisher=Omsons Publications|year=1993|isbn=81-7117-105-2|page=53}}</ref><br />
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The Memba are agriculturalists and grow maize, millet, potato, cereals and paddy. Boiled rice and millet flour are staples in the Memba diet.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}<br />
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All Memba villages have their own watermills. Their homes, like most of the other [[Tibetan Buddhist]] tribes, are made of stone and wood. The house is raised above the ground and the floor and walls are made of wooden planks. Corrugated aluminum has replaced wood as a roofing material in recent years.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}<br />
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The Membas follow [[Nyingmapa]] [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and have their own script, Hikor, which is derived from the [[Tibetan script]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060517183927/http://tribaltransitions.soas.ac.uk/publications/sblackburn1.pdf Colonial contact in the 'hidden land' (Pg 4)]</ref> In every village, there is a small [[Gompa]] presided by a Buddhist Lama. As devout [[Buddhist]]s, they follow all the intricate details of rituals of Buddhist puja, hoisting at least a [[Buddhist]] prayer flag or a string of small Buddhist prayer flags in front of every household. Festivals that are celebrated by the Memba include [[Losar]] and [[Choskar]].<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930020328/http://www.asiaharvest.org/pages/profiles/nonChina/India/MonbaMedog.pdf Asia Harvest ethnic profile]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051221171541/http://tribaltransitions.soas.ac.uk/publications/Blackburn-Migration.pdf Blackburn migration]<br />
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