Draft:Lego clan
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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Adi language (Tibeto-Burman) | |
| Religion | |
| Donyi-Polo, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Adi clans (Borang, Pertin, Ratan, Perme, Saring, Yirang, Megu, Tayeng) |
The Lego are a chiefly clan among the Padam sub-tribe of the Adi people, an indigenous Tibeto-Burman ethnic group native to the Siang river valley of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India.[1][2] The Lego are one of the major clans within the Padam, alongside the Borang, Pertin, Ratan, Perme, Saring, Yirang, Megu, and Tayeng clans.[1] Among the Milang (Malaa) sub-tribe of the Adi, Lego is also recorded as a common surname.[3]
Social organisation
[edit]Adi society is organised around patrilineal clans, which determine kinship, social relationships, and marriage eligibility.[2] The Adi strictly observe clan exogamy, meaning marriage within the same clan is prohibited and regarded as a serious social transgression.[2][4] Family is the basic unit of social organisation and is nuclear in character; inheritance and descent follow the male line.[2] In a study of Adi Panggi surname distributions, Maji and Vasulu (2008) used Lego and other Adi surnames as patrilineal markers to investigate microevolutionary processes, confirming the role of clan surnames as indicators of biological kinship among Adi sub-groups.[4]
Village governance among the Adi is carried out by the Kebang, a traditional democratic council of elders and appointed headmen (Gam or Goan Burah) that adjudicates disputes and administers community affairs.[2][5] Marriage unions among the Adi are formalised through the payment of bride price (Kepel), which traditionally includes meat, fish, and rice beer.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The Padam, of which the Lego form a constituent clan, are the largest sub-tribe among the Adi, comprising an estimated 30 to 35 per cent of the total Adi population.[1] The Lego clan is concentrated in the Upper Siang, East Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, and parts of Lohit and Namsai districts of Arunachal Pradesh.[1][2] The Adi as a whole constitute one of the largest tribal groups in Arunachal Pradesh and are found primarily in the Siang belt at altitudes ranging from the subtropical foothill zone to the mid-Himalayan region.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Roy, Sachin (1960). Aspects of Padam-Minyong Culture. Shillong: North East Frontier Agency. OCLC 5765188.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Adis". District Lower Dibang Valley. Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Hyslop, Gwendolyn; Morey, Stephen; Post, Mark W. (2013). North East Indian Linguistics. Vol. 5. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press India. doi:10.1017/9789382993285. ISBN 978-93-82264-72-9.
- 1 2 Maji, Suvendu; Vasulu, T. S. (2008). "Genetic structure of an isolated sub-tribe of the Adi people of Arunachal Pradesh state in Northeast India: isonymy analysis and selective neutrality of surname distribution in Adi Panggi". Journal of Genetic Genealogy. 4 (1): 1–11.
- ↑ Nath, Jogendra (2000). Cultural Heritage of Tribal Societies, Vol. 1: The Adis. New Delhi: Manak Publications. OCLC 47255961.
- ↑ "Arunachal Pradesh: People". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Krithika, S.; Maji, S.; Vasulu, T. S. (2006). "Genetic heterogeneity among three Adi tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India". Human Biology. 78 (2): 221–227. doi:10.1353/hub.2006.0033. PMID 17036928.
Further reading
[edit]- Lego, N. (2005). History of the Adis of Arunachal Pradesh. Itanagar: Peregrine Graphics.
- Lego, N. (2006). Modern History of Arunachal Pradesh (1825-2006). Itanagar.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Lego, N. N. (1992). British Relations with the Adis, 1825-1947. New Delhi: Omsons Publications. ISBN 81-7117-097-8.
- Krithika, S.; Maji, S.; Vasulu, T. S. (2008). "A microsatellite guided insight into the genetic status of Adi, an isolated hunting-gathering tribe of northeast India". PLOS ONE. 3 (7) e2549. Bibcode:2008PLoSO...3.2549K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002549. PMC 2435608. PMID 18596929.
- Koley, R. N. (2005). Socio-cultural Aspects of Adi Panggi. Itanagar: Directorate of Research, Government of Arunachal Pradesh.