about Mishmi. The most extensive work appears to be those of Grierson and Robinson. Recently, `A Phrase Book in Idu’ was published by the Arunachal Administration

The present work is based on this data collected in two field trips during the winters of 1975 and 1976 in Tezu and Tafrogam from the Digaru dialect. The informants were Mr. Bramting So Tayang, Ms.Bimla Chai and Ms. Aruna Basumatari. The data on the Miju and the Idudialects for the purposes of verification and cross-checking were provided by Mr. Lachab So KrongDici Mihu. An informant profile is given below:

Bramting So Tayang : He is the cultural and social organizer of the Arunachal administration at Tafrogam-Korliang Agricultural Project. He is twentyfive years old and finished High School.He also knows Assamese, Hindi and English.

Bimla Chai : A housewife from the Hayuliang area, she is thirty years old and is a High School droput. She is bilingual in Assamese.Aruna Basumatari : She is an eighteen year old school girl from Tezu. She knows Assamese, Bengali, Hindi and English besides her mother tongue.

Lachab So Krong : He is a twelve year old school boy from Hayuliang. He belongs to the Miju  and knows English besides his mother tongue

Dici Mihu : A twentyeight year old Idu from Anini valley. She is the District Information and Public Relations Officer in Lohit District Administration. She took her M.A. in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University. She speaks English, German, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi and French besides his mother tongue.