Nga people

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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.

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 usable 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.

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. [1]