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Annual National Seminar 2013 (8th & 9th November, 2013) ENDANGERED CULTURES AND LANGUAGES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH EAST INDIA ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Authors:Fr S. A. John Bosco SVD, Dr. Mika Umpo	    14-09-2013

Abstract

Idu Mishmi tribe, known to outer world by different names as Chulikata Mishmi (Assamese), Yidu Lhoba (China), Midi (Adi tribes), is a sub-tribe of Mishmi tribe comprising hardly of about 11,000 population. They live in an around Mishmi hills of Arunachal Pradesh in India though few members of the tribe are said to live in Chinese territory as Yidu Lhoba. As the Idu Mishmi rely on oral tradition there is no documented evidence relating to their migration and chronology of changes that took place with time. They have well developed, age old rich tradition and culture. Of about 196 languages in the category of endangered in India Idu Mishmi language (ISO 639-3 clk; Tibeto-Burman) is fast losing amongst the younger generations of the tribe attributable to alarming cultural invasion from outside. The earliest settlement of the Idu tribe took place along twelve river basins (Chithu Huluni) in and around Mishmi Hills many centuries back let to sub-classification of Idu languages based on pitch and pronunciation of certain words specific to these river basin as Mithu, Midu, Mindri, Mihi. The language is rich in diversity. Recently the Idu Mishmi developed its own script with the help of Ministry of Indian Languages (Govt. of India), Mysore (India) known as ‘Idu Azobra’. The tribe also has poorly developed ‘sign language’ to communicate with deaf. There is another sub-classification of Idu languages that are exclusively used by priest (Igu) but are not used in day to day communication by ordinary man. The current study undertaken by us will focus on history, current trend and analyze ways and means to protect Idu language before it finally becomes extinct. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Authors: ..... Dr. Mika Umpo, MD Microbiologist & Head of IRL Intermediate Reference Laboratory (for Tuberculosis) Directorate of Health Services, C-Sector. Naharlagun-791110. Arunachal Pradesh (India) Contact: 0360-2350812(F); Cell no. 09863774618; 09436674507. E-mail: athupopu@gmail.com; umpo02@yahoomail.co.in; ....................... Fr S. A. John Bosco SVD, Cel no: 09612538808; 09436631932; E-mail: boscoa@gmail.com