Galo, Arunachal Pradesh (ENI 1.7)

About the tribe: The Galo tribe is one of the major tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. They have their own language which is a Tibeto-Burman language of the western Tani Branch. The Galo are descendents of Abo Tani (Abo-Tani means the great ancestor of human kind), primarily concentrated in Alo, Tirbin, Liromoba, Tai, Dumporijo, Likhabali and Basar area of West-Siang district and however, they are also sparsely distributed in East Siang and Upper Subansiri districts. They practice both Jhum cultivation and wet or terrace cultivation for agriculture methods. The Mopin is the major community festival which is popularly celebrated among the Galo tribe. It is mainly agriculture based festival celebrated for 4–5 days in the month of April every year. They follow Donyi-Polo and are well known for its rich traditional knowledge base relating to the diverse uses of foods such as plants and plant products, insects and wild animals in their day today life.

Checklist

  1. Acmella oleracea, Marsa

  2. Acmella paniculata, Marsa

  3. Acorus calamus, Buch

  4. Ageratum conyzoides, Einamya, Eirego, Rego, Eae-Namya, Hiigo remi

  5. Ageratum houstonianum, Einamya, Eirego, Rego, Eae-Namya, Hiigo remi

  6. Allium chinense, Dilap

  7. Allium hookeri, Dilap

  8. Angiopteris evecta, Tase, Baku

  9. Ardisia solanacea, Tamak, Choochak

  10. Artemisia indica, Tape-Nyobeng, Tapen

  11. Artemisia nilagirica, Tape-Nyobeng, Tapen

  12. Artocarpus heterophyllus, Bella

  13. Asplenium nidus, Gabo-lagboi

  14. Bambusa balcooa, Ee, Hayi

  15. Begonia aborensis, Buku-surbu, Buku-hurbu

  16. Begonia roxburghii, Buku-surbu, Buku-hurbu

  17. Bidens pilosa, Tagam

  18. Buddleja asiatica, Komki-hiri

  19. Calamus sp., Tabh

  20. Callicarpa arborea, Pento

  21. Capsicum annuum, Yaluk

  22. Capsicum chinense, Mane-Yaluk

  23. Centella asiatica, Yatunemih

  24. Chromolaena odorata, Daglin

  25. Cinnamomum bejolghota, Pode

  26. Cinnamomum verum, Nalok

  27. Citrus × limon, Sipin

  28. Clerodendrum colebrookeanum, Oin, Oing tapo

  29. Colocasia esculenta, Riksin, Rikyu

  30. Crassocephalum crepidioides, Gendu, Jogen

  31. Croton tiglium, Pakmo, Mosir

  32. Cucumis melo, Patum

  33. Cucumis sativus, Meku

  34. Curculigo capitulata, Royek

  35. Curcuma caesia, Kayane-take

  36. Dalhousiea bracteata, Nytjirpopir

  37. Dendrocalamus giganteus, Diba

  38. Dendrocnide sinuata, Reteh

  39. Dillenia indica, Sampak

  40. Dimetia scandens, Airoksik, Asirpaye

  41. Dioscorea bulbifera, Egin Tabi, Ejo

  42. Diplazium esculentum, Takka-paya, Taka

  43. Drymaria cordata, Keddeh kerreh, Kiddi-kire, Keji-kero

  44. Elaeocarpus floribundus, Sur-sur

  45. Entada rheedei, Tase-polo

  46. Ficus semicordata, Takuk

  47. Garcinia lanceifolia, Takter, Taktar

  48. Garcinia pedunculata, Lida, Porok-Titingalo

  49. Glycine max, Yagya

  50. Gonostegia hirta, Oyik

  51. Gymnocladus burmanicus, Dika

  52. Gynocardia odorata, Takui

  53. Gynura cusimbua, Ogin-Tamin

  54. Houttuynia cordata, Namsune mih, Moyum-kneme

  55. Hydrocotyle javanica, Ninyo-tamo

  56. Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, Manni-Ao

  57. Kalanchoe pinnata, Pate-goja

  58. Lasia spinosa, Hikrubu, Pumbro, Hikru-Eepreh

  59. Litsea cubeba, Tayer, Tair, Ischi take ame

  60. Litsea lancifolia, Take-more

  61. Livistona jenkinsiana, Ta-ek, Taek

  62. Melastoma malabathricum, Raja, Acha-kaya

  63. Meyna laxiflora, Kutka

  64. Mikania micrantha, Railway nimeh, Saoun-sarman, Eyi namso, Linde -tare

  65. Mikania scandens, Railway nimeh, Saoun-sarman, Eyi namso

  66. Musa × paradisiaca, Hulu, Kolu

  67. Musa balbisiana, Hulu, Kolu

  68. Musa velutina, Kodak

  69. Mussaenda roxburghii, Takshap, Akshap

  70. Oxyspora paniculata, Peko-jalo

  71. Paederia foetida, Eppehtareh

  72. Panax bipinnatifidus, Miitum angina

  73. Persicaria chinensis, Diko-tamu

  74. Phoebe cooperiana, Hisir

  75. Piper longum, Dolo-paan

  76. Piper mullesua, Pinee

  77. Piper pedicellatum, Raro, Raar

  78. Pouzolzia sanguinea, Osik

  79. Psidium guajava, Mudri,Mudrandu, Mudori

  80. Rhynchotechum ellipticum, Joko

  81. Ricinus communis, Perok-Ak-Ane

  82. Rubus ellipticus, Achinn-paarin

  83. Saurauia napaulensis, Enchi

  84. Saurauia punduana, Enchi

  85. Scoparia dulcis, Arnemih

  86. Senegalia caesia, Talik

  87. Senegalia pennata, Ramli

  88. Solanum americanum, Or-re

  89. Solanum torvum, Hot baak, Kope

  90. Solanum viarum, Kigo, Al tao

  91. Solanum violaceum, Baak

  92. Stemona tuberosa, Pa-gore, Inginn

  93. Sterculia lanceolata var. coccinea, Taklam

  94. Syzygium cumini, Pothak-rigo

  95. Thelypteris parasitica, Rukdik

  96. Trichosanthes tricuspidata, Sojar-Momar

  97. Urtica ardens, Peji-pemo

  98. Zanthoxylum armatum, Rikon

  99. Zanthoxylum rhetsa, Hibeh, onger

  100. Zingiber officinale, Takkeh

  101. Zingiber zerumbet, Jakir

Extracted from:

    1. Hage Yanka, Rubu Rinyo, Sanjib, Kumar Das, Tridip Jyoti Das, Dipayan Paul, Debmalya Das Gupta, Pallabi Kalita Hui, Sapana Bansod, Chandraiah, Godugu, R. Ananthan , Sanjay Jambulkhar & Hui Tag. 2019. A brief cross-cultural ethnobotanical note on the Abotani tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Pleione 13(2): 269-283.

    2. Gode Kamum, K.S. Kanwal and Lod Yama. 2018. Ethnomedicinal plants used by Galo Community of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology Volume 6(I): 438-444.

    3. Pallabi Bharali, Binay Singh and Chaman Lal Sharma. 2016. Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Galo Tribe from Arunachal Pradesh, India. International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant 3(6): 139-148.

    4. Omem Ratan, Rajiv Mili and Hui Tag. 2016. Ethnobotany of the Galo community of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Pleione 10(2): 248 – 261.

    5. Ayam Victor Singh. 2017. Ethnomedicinal studies on the Galo Tribe of the Nari-Koyu, East Siang ,Arunachal Pradesh. International journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics 6(3): 17-24.

    6. Urmimala Baruah and Ruma Bhattacharyya. 2019. Diverse ethnic food practices of the Galo tribe in Arunachal Pradesh. Food Science Research Journal 10(2): 197-202.

    7. Letngam Touthang, H. Kalita, Thejangulie Angami, Badapmain Makdoh , Amit Sen, Kshitiz Kumar Shukla , Jaya Gogoi and Arifa Khatoon. 2019. Biochemical Evaluation of Socio-culturally Important Wild Plants in Eastern Himalayas of Arunachal Pradesh. Ethno Med, 13(3): 146-152. DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2019/13.03.533

    8. Pallabi Bharali, M Sharma, Chaman Lal Sharma and Binay Singh. 2017. Ethnobotanical survey of spices and condiments used by some tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 5(1): 101-109

    9. Ayam Victor Singh and Hage Asha. 2017. Wild Edible Fruits of Arunachal Pradesh. International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology 6(6): 12203-12209. DOI:10.15680/IJIRSET.2017.0606285 12203.