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".
Phonology
Consonants Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Nasal Plosive/Affricate voiceless () voiced () Fricative voiceless () voiced Tap Approximant ()
Vowels FrontCentral Back Closei iːɨ ɨːu uːMidɛ ɛːɜ ɜːɔ ɔːOpen a aː
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.) 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. Endangered Languages Archive.