Lishipa

Lishipa

The Lishipa is a tribal group found in the Dirang area in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. They are ethnically related to both the Chugpa and Monpa, in which they are officially classified as a sub-tribe of the Monpa. [cite book|title=Awareness in Weaker Section: Perspective Development and Prospects|author=Mahendra Lal Patel|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|pages=253|year=1997|isbn=8175330295] However, the relative affinity of their linguistic origins to the Sherdukpen, Sulung and Bugun that rendered their distinct identity from the Monpas. The tribe boasts about 1,000 individuals. [cite book|title=Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages|author=Christopher Moseley|publisher=Routledge|pages=297|year=2007|isbn=070071197X]

As they were the descendants of the early waves of immigrants that came from Tibet, they are considered socially inferior to the Monpa. Their houses are constructed from stone and wood with plank floors, with the roof made from Bamboo. Like the Monpa, they are Tibetan Buddhist by religion.

References

* [http://www.raonline.ch/pages/bt/peop/btpeop_tshangla01.html Tshangla language]
* Gender Analysis : Case Study of Arunachal Pradesh, from [http://www.mssrf.org/] , previously on http://www.mssrf.org/fris9809/index.html, Text based on the Case Study of Ms. Sumi Krishna. Gender Dimensions in Biodiversity Management : India. Report submitted to FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. June 1997.


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