Milang tribe

The Milang tribe (alternately Millang, Malaa, or Holon) are a tribe of the Adi people of Arunachal Pradesh and nearby Jonai, in Assam, India.

Etymology

The term Milang is an exonym, used by non-members of the tribe to refer to the tribe. Members of the tribe prefer the name Malaa.

Further reading

• Modi, Milorai (2007). The Millangs. Himalayan Publishers.
• Mibang, Tamo; Chaudhuri, SK, eds. (2004). Understanding tribal religion. New Delhi: Mittal. ISBN 81-7099-945-6.
• Lego, NN (1992). British relations with the Adis, 1825-1947. New Delhi: Omsons Publications. ISBN 81-7117-097-8.

External links

• Ethnologue: Adi
• Research Centre for Linguistic Typology: Mark Post (fieldworker)
• BBC: Adi Tribe