
About the Language

Mising is an Eastern Tani language belonging to the Tibeto-Burman (Trans-Himalayan) language family. The Mising people, a riverine tribe, primarily reside in the Upper Assam districts of Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Sonitpur, and some areas of Arunachal Pradesh near Assam. The Mising language comprises eight to ten varieties, including Pagro, Saːyang, Délu, Moːying, Oyan, Dambuk, Samuguriya, Bongkual, Bebjiya, and Bihiya. Rich in culture, the Misings have a wealth of folktales, oral literature, and traditional forms of music and poetry like oi niːtom and kaban. Since the Misings do not have their own script, they use the Roman Script, which was introduced by missionaries. However, the Mising Agom Kébang (Mising Literary Society) is actively working to develop a script tailored to their language, as the Roman Script cannot accurately represent specific phonemes.