Mishing means "man of worthiness." The Miri are a scheduled tribe in northeastern Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
They are also called Mishing. They speak a Tibeto-Burman language and Hindi.
Cultivation and fishing are their main work. They also work as day laborers in agriculture.
They have cross-cousin marriages. The bereaved can marry again. They bury their dead away from their villages.
They eat all meats except beef. Their houses are built on stilts. They have a community council to look after their interests.
They are Hindus by religion. The Mishing are also animists.
Like all other peoples of the world, this people group needs the blessings and guidance that only Jesus Christ can offer.
Pray that the caste council leaders will come to Jesus Christ and lead others to him.
Pray that Indian Christians will make disciples who will make more disciples.
Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to salvation.
Scripture Prayers for the Miri in India.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishing_people
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Miri |
People Name in Country | Miri |
Alternate Names | Miki; Mikir; Mishing; Mising; मिरी |
Population this Country | 821,000 |
Population all Countries | 821,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 16 |
People ID | 17563 |
ROP3 Code | 112989 |
Country | India | ||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
Total States on file | 6 | ||||||
Largest States |
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Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | ||||||
Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 11 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 6 |
Assam 799,000 | |
Arunachal Pradesh 9,000 | |
West Bengal 400 | |
Meghalaya 200 | |
Manipur 50 | |
Nagaland 20 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.02 %
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Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
1.16 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
97.27 %
|
Islam |
0.27 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.01 %
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Unknown |
1.27 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Mising (607,000 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | mrg Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 6 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Mising (607,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mrg Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 6 |
Secondary Languages | |
Assamese 71,000 | |
Bengali 8,000 | |
Adi 400 | |
English 100 | |
Digaro-Mishmi 50 | |
People Groups | Speaking Mising |
Primary Language: Mising
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2001) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Mising | Jesus Film Project |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
General | Gospel website in this language | General / Other |
General | YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio | YouVersion Bibles |
Mobile App | Android Bible app: Mising | YouVersion Bibles |
Mobile App | iOS Bible app: Mising | YouVersion Bibles |
Photo Source | Rev. T. Kampu |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project. |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |