Monba
The Monba (also Monpa , Moinba or Menba ; Chinese 门巴族 , Pinyin Ménbāzú ) are an indigenous people in the People's Republic of China , India and Bhutan . In the PR China, the Monba are one of the smaller of the 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities . According to the last census in 2010, they counted 10,561 people. They live in the Tibet Autonomous Region . Around 50,000 Monba live in southeastern Tibet, which is administered by India as the state of Arunachal Pradesh but is claimed by China. They settle there in the two westernmost districts of Tawang and West Kameng . Another 3,000 Monba live in Bhutan.
languages
With the Monba of China - depending on the settlement area - two very different languages are spoken, but both of them belong to Sino-Tibetan :
- Tshangla Language , also known as Cangluo-Monba (仓洛门巴语) is one of the bodischen languages , a subunit of the Tibeto-Burman , which is a primary branch of the Sino Tibetan. Tshangla is also spoken by the Monba of Bhutans.
- Cona-Monba (错 那 门 巴 语) belongs to the East Kiranti branch of the Mahakiranti languages , which also form a sub-unit of Tibeto-Burmese. Cona-Monba is also spoken by the Monba in the Indian-controlled part of Tibet.
religion
In addition to the traditional autochthonous beliefs, there is also a growing influence of Tibetan Buddhism .
Distribution areas of the Monba of China at district level (2000)
Only values above 0.10% were taken into account for the distribution areas.
Superior provincial level | Higher district level | City, district, municipality | Number of Monba | Share of all Monba in China |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tibet Autonomous Region | Nyingchi City | Mêdog district (墨脱 县) | 6,905 | 77.38% |
Tibet Autonomous Region | Nyingchi City | Bayi District (巴 宜 区) | 643 | 7.21% |
Tibet Autonomous Region | Shannan Governorate | District of Cona (错 那 县) | 612 | 6.86% |
Tibet Autonomous Region | Nyingchi City | Mainling district (米林县) | 178 | 1.99% |
Tibet Autonomous Region | Lhasa city | District Chengguan (城关区) | 81 | 0.91% |
Government immediate city of Shanghai | Shanghai city | Zhabei District (闸北 区) | 75 | 0.84% |
Tibet Autonomous Region | Shannan Governorate | Circle Nedong (乃东县) | 31 | 0.35% |
Province Sichuan | Chengdu city | Wuhou District (武侯区) | 26th | 0.29% |
Fujian Province | City of Sanming | Meilie District (梅列 区) | 20th | 0.22% |
Province Sichuan | Luzhou city | Jiangyang District (江阳区) | 17th | 0.19% |
Gansu Province | Lanzhou City | District Chengguan (城关区) | 13 | 0.15% |
Province Sichuan | Chengdu city | Jinniu District (金牛区) | 10 | 0.11% |
Tibet Autonomous Region | Nyingchi City | Gongbo'gyamda District (工 布 江 达县) | 10 | 0.11% |
Province Sichuan | City of Suining | Shizhong District (市 中 区) | 9 | 0.1% |
Rest of China | 293 | 3.28% |
Nationality communities of the Monba in the Tibet Autonomous Region
District level | District level | Nationality community | surface | Number of Monba residents |
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Nyingchi City | Bayi District (巴 宜 区) | Municipality of Güncang der Monba (更 章 门巴族 乡) | 390 km² | 640 |
Shannan Governorate | District of Cona (错 那 县) | Community Gyiba of Monba (吉巴门巴族乡) | 267 km² | 199 |
Shannan Governorate | District of Cona (错 那 县) | Municipality of Gomri the Monba (贡 日 门巴族 乡) | 213 km² | 155 |
Shannan Governorate | District of Cona (错 那 县) | Parish Narmang the Monba (麻 玛 门巴族 乡) | 79 km² | 101 |
Shannan Governorate | District of Cona (错 那 县) | Lai der Monba parish (勒 门巴族 乡) | 280 km² | 93 |
See also
Web links
- The Moinba ethnic minority (Chinese government side)
- in nyingchi / menu / 2.htm The Moinba People - tibetinfor.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census of India 2001: Arunachal Pradesh. Data Highlights: The Scheduled Tribes (English; PDF; 40 kB)