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			{{Short description\|Sub-group of the Adi people of Arunachal Pradesh}}
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	[[File:Adi Minyong diorama.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Diorama of Adi Minyong people in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar]].]]		[[File:Adi Minyong diorama.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Diorama and [[wax figures]] of Adi Minyong people in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar]].]]
	The '''Minyong''' are a sub-group of the [[Adi people]], a tribal people living in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The Minyong are found in [[East Siang]], Siang and [[West Siang]] district. ~~They have originated from Riga Village. Their villages are mostly found on the right bank of river Siang (Brahmaputra), starting from Riga village to plains of Assam, Jonai.~~ They consider Donyi-Polo as their religion but recently there has been conversion to Christianity. 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. Like any other tribes of ADI they celebrate Solung, Aran and Etor as their festivals.		The '''Minyong''' are a sub-group of the [[Adi people]], a tribal people living in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The Minyong are found in [[East Siang]], Siang and [[West Siang]] district.{{cn\|date=September 2023}} They consider Donyi-Polo as their religion but recently{{When\|date=September 2025}} there has been conversion to Christianity.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2025}}

			Like any other tribes of ADI they celebrate Solung, Aran and Etor as their festivals.

	Minyong like other [[Tani (tribes)\|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 like other [[Tani (tribes)\|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.

			==Distribution==
			They have originated from Riga Village. Their villages are mostly found on the right bank of river Siang (Brahmaputra), starting from Riga village to plains of Assam, Jonai.

			==History==
			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.

			==References==
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	{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}		{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}


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	[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]		[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]
	[[Category:Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh]]		[[Category:Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh]]
			[[Category:Ethnic groups in Northeast India]]
			[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh]]


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	[[File:Adi Minyong diorama.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Diorama of Adi Minyong people in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar]].]]		[[File:Adi Minyong diorama.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Diorama of Adi Minyong people in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar]].]]
	The '''Minyong''' are a sub-group of the [[Adi people]], a tribal people living in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The Minyong are found in [[East Siang]], ~~Upper~~ Siang and [[West Siang]] district. They have originated from Riga Village. Their villages are mostly found on the right ~~and left~~ bank of river Siang (Brahmaputra), starting from ~~Tuting-Gelling~~ to plains of Assam, Jonai. They consider Donyi-Polo as their religion but recently there has been conversion to Christianity. Minyong people are known for their bravery as they have fought war against British Expedition to the hilly region in late 19th century. They ~~were the strongest~~ sub tribe of The Adis and considered as ~~the most~~ fearsome warriors of the hills. Like any other tribes of ADI they celebrate Solung, Aran and Etor as their festivals.		The '''Minyong''' are a sub-group of the [[Adi people]], a tribal people living in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The Minyong are found in [[East Siang]], Siang and [[West Siang]] district. They have originated from Riga Village. Their villages are mostly found on the right bank of river Siang (Brahmaputra), starting from Riga village to plains of Assam, Jonai. They consider Donyi-Polo as their religion but recently there has been conversion to Christianity. 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. Like any other tribes of ADI they celebrate Solung, Aran and Etor as their festivals.

	Minyong like other [[Tani (tribes)\|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 like other [[Tani (tribes)\|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.

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{{unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
[[File:Adi Minyong diorama.JPG|thumb|300px|Diorama of Adi Minyong people in [[Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar]].]]
The '''Minyong''' are a sub-group of the [[Adi people]], a tribal people living in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The Minyong are found in [[East Siang]], Upper Siang and [[West Siang]] district. They have originated from Riga Village. Their villages are mostly found on the right and left bank of river Siang (Brahmaputra), starting from Tuting-Gelling to plains of Assam, Jonai. They consider Donyi-Polo as their religion but recently there has been conversion to Christianity. Minyong people are known for their bravery as they have fought war against British Expedition to the hilly region in late 19th century. They were the strongest sub tribe of The Adis and considered as the most fearsome warriors of the hills. Like any other tribes of ADI they celebrate Solung, Aran and Etor as their festivals.

Minyong like other [[Tani (tribes)|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.

{{Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh}}
{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]
[[Category:Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh]]

{{India-ethno-stub}}
{{ArunachalPradesh-stub}}