The Nga tribe (Tibetan: ང), or better known as Na or Nga-Fagin, is a small group of tribal people residing in the higher reaches, below the great Himalayan ranges in Upper Subansiri district. Within the district, they are found in the Taksing circle, Gumsing, Taying, Esnaya, Lingbing, Tongla, Yeja, Reding, Redi, Dadu villages. As of 2000, the tribal population stood at 1,500. The Tibetan language is typically classified as member of the Tibeto-Burman which in turn is thought by some to be a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. ... Upper Subansiri is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ...
Of proto-Tibetan origin, the religion of the Nga is a combination of Tibetan Buddhism and Donyi-Polo. Like most tribes living in higher elevations, they built permanent houses made of stone and cultivate the usuable land. One can see villages owning terraced fields and growing maize, millet and barley etc. They breed domestic animals that include the yak and sheep, and their clothes are made of spun wool. Tibetan Buddhism - formerly (and incorrectly) also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas - is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... Donyi-Polo is a religion in Arunachal Pradesh, followed by the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Binomial name Bos gruniens Linnaeus, 1766 The yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired humped domestic bovine found in Tibet and throughout the Himalayan region of south central Asia. ...
The Nga are closely related to the Tagin both ethnically and linguistically. They use the Devanagari and Roman scripts for the script of their language.
There are also 2 special governed districts: the capital Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon in Thai) and Pattaya, of which Bangkok is also at a provincial level, while Pattaya is part of Chon Buri Province.
The Thai language is Thailand's national language, written in its own alphabet, but many ethnic and regional dialects exist as well as areas where people speak predominantly Isan or Mon-Khmer languages.
Although English is widely taught in schools, proficiency is low.
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