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== Etymology ==
In [[Nyishi language|Nyishi]], ''Nyi'' refers to "a human" and the word ''shi'' denotes "here, this or being", thereby Nyishi means human being or this human.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=The Nyishi Tribe - Arunchal Pradesh |url=https://www.thenyishitribe.com/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=The Nyishi Tribe |language=en}}</ref> The Nyishis are mentioned as the '''Dafla''' people in the contemporary Ahom documents and consequently, the British documents and historians of the post-independence period also used the same term. The Nyishi are geographically concentrated around the Dafla Hill range, located in the northern part of the Papum Pare district. Previously, they were referred to as Dafla, a term replaced by "Nyishi" through the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act of 2008.<ref
==Distributions==
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According to Nyishi history, the concept of institutionalized religion was absent, as there were no alternative forms of worship or deities beyond the spirits of nature that could be classified as a distinct religion. After coming in contact with British India, the idea of religion was known. The spread of Christianity and Hinduism led to the need for preservation of indigenous ways of worshipping nature and thus the notion of Donyi Polo was born.
The establishment of Donyi Polo Yelam Kebang on 31st December 1986 is considered as an important day and thus 31st December is celebrated as Donyi-Polo Day.<ref
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