Western Miji: spoken in and around Nafra and Thrizino circles, WestKameng District. Western Miji speakers refer to themselves as the Sajalang or Dhəmmai .
Eastern Miji: spoken in Lada Circle, East Kameng District. Eastern Miji speakers refer to themselves as the Nəmrai .
Northern Miji : spoken in Sarli Circle, northern Kurung Kumey District by 1,500 people. This is the most divergent Miji variety.
Distribution
According to Ethnologue, Miji is spoken in the following areas of Arunachal Pradesh.
West Kameng District, Nafra circle, Bichom and Pakesa river valley – 25 villages including Debbing, Dichik, Rurang, Nachinghom, Upper Dzang, Naku, Khellong, Dibrick, Nizong, Najang, Zangnaching, Chalang, Nafra, and Lower Dzang
East Kameng District: Bameng and Lada circles – Wakke, Nabolong, Kojo, Rojo, Sekong, Panker, Zarkam, Drackchi, Besai, Naschgzang, Sachung, Gerangzing, Kampaa, Salang, Pego, and Dongko villages
I.M. Simon lists the following Miji villages from the Census of 1971.
1. Chalang
2. Díbín
3. Ditchik
4. Dzang
5. Jangnachin
6. Khazolang
7. Khelong
8. Laphozu
9. Mathow
10. Nakhu
11. Nachibun
12. Nizung
13. Rurang
Smaller hamlets include Dishin , Devrik , Diyung , Nazang , Nanthalang, and Otung . Some Mijis have also live in Aka villages such as Dijungania, Buragaon, Tulu, Sarkingonia, and Yayung.
Bangru locations
Blench, citing Ramya, lists the Bangru villages Bala, Lee, Lower Lichila, Upper Lichila, Machane, Milli, Molo, Nade, Namju, Palo, Rerung, Sape, Sate, Wabia, and Walu’, as well as Sarli Town. Traditionally, the Bangru lived in the ‘thirteen Bangru villages’. In China, Bangru is spoken in the area of Bixia 比夏, southern Longzi County 隆子县, Shannan Prefecture 山南地区, Tibet — in the villages of Jieli 结列, Baluo 巴洛, Xiade 夏德, Li 利, Lilaqi 利拉齐, and Gelangge 嘎朗洛. Bangru is also spoken by many of the nearby Sulung people, who live in San'an Qulin Township 三安曲林乡 of Longzi County. Names of Bangru include ', ', and '. There are also 6 people living in Douyu Village No. 1 on the Chinese side. Li reports that there are about 1,600 Bangru people as of 1980, and about 2,000 as of 2003. As with more than 90% of the residents of Kurung Kumey District, most Bangru speakers can also speak Nyasang, a Nyishi language variety. Bangru speakers make up about 40% of the population of Sarli circle, which also has small numbers of Puroik speakers. The Bangru refer to themselves as the taːdə or taːdʑuː baŋruː, and to the Eastern Miji and Western Miji as '. The Bangru claim that they are the descendants of one of the sons of the Grandmother Sun, while the Miji are the descendants of the other son who migrated to the Lada Circle area in East Kameng district. There are five Bangru clans:
Pisa
Melo
Tagang
Mili
Sape
Bangru traditional religion revolved around reverence of the sun and moon, but it is now being replaced by Christianity.
Phonology
Consonants
In all Miji languages the "p" "f" "t" and "k" sounds are always aspirated.
Vowels
Tones
The Miji languages have a relatively simple tonal system with only two tone: high and low. There is a third rising tone but it is so scarcely used that in some of the languages it is disregarded completely.