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{{Short description|Ethnic group of Tibet and Northeast India}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group            = Adi
| image            = Portrait of Adi Tribals from Arunachal Pradesh.jpg
| caption          = Portrait of Adi Tribals from Arunachal Pradesh
| langs            = [[Tani languages|Tani]]
| region1          = {{flag|India}}
| pop1             = N/A
| region2          = {{nbsp|10}}
[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| pop2             = N/A
| region3          = {{flag|China}}
| pop3             = N/A
| region4          = {{nbsp|10}}
[[Tibet Autonomous Region]]
| pop4             = N/A
| related          = [[Tani people]], [[Lhoba people]]
| religions        = '''Majority''': [[Donyi-Polo]]<br>'''Minority''': [[Christianity]], [[Buddhism]]
}}
The '''Adi''' people are one of the most populous groups of [[indigenous peoples]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]].

== See also ==
* [[List of people of Tani descent]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
* Danggen, Bani. (2003). ''The kebang: A unique indigenous political institution of the Adis''. Delhi: Himalayan Publishers. {{ISBN|81-86393-51-X}}
* Hamilton, A. (1983 [1912]). ''In Abor jungles of north-east India''. Delhi: Mittal Publications.
* Dr.Milorai Modi (2007). ''The Milangs''. Delhi: Himalayan Publications.
* Mibang, Tamo; & Chaudhuri, S. K. (Eds.) (2004). ''Understanding tribal religion''. New Delhi: Mittal. {{ISBN|81-7099-945-6}}.
* Mibang, Tamo; & Chaudhuri, S. K. (Eds.) (2004). ''Folk culture and oral literature from north-east India''. New Delhi: Mittal. {{ISBN|81-7099-911-1}}.
* Lego, N. N. (1992). ''British relations with the Adis, 1825-1947''. New Delhi: Omsons Publications. {{ISBN|81-7117-097-8}}.
* BBC TV program ''[[Tribe (UK TV series)|Tribe]]'', episode on the Adi; explorer Bruce Parry lived among them for a month as an honorary tribesman, 'adopted' by a village gam.
* Nyori, Tai (1993). History and Culture of the Adis, Omsons Publications, New Delhi-110 027.
* Danggen, Bani. (2003). ''A book of conversation: A help book for English to Adi conversation''. Itanagar: Himalayan Publishers. {{ISBN|81-86393-50-1}}.
* Mibang, Tamo; & Abraham, P. T. (2001). ''An introduction to Adi language''. Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh: Himalayan Publishers. {{ISBN|81-86393-35-8}}.

==Further reading==
* Lalrempuii, C. (2011). "Morphology of the Adi language of Arunachal Pradesh" (Doctoral dissertation).
* Nyori, T. (1988). Origin of the name 'Abor'/'Adi'. In Proceedings of North East India History Association (Vol. 9, p.&nbsp;95). The Association.

== External links ==
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* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/tribe/tribes/adi/index.shtml BBC: Adi Tribe]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070515070950/http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt/StaffPages/post.htm Research Centre for Linguistic Typology: Mark Post (fieldworker)]
*[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/1130/samples/9273 Adi Audio Sample] at the Endangered Languages Project

{{Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh}}
{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}

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[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Northeast India]]