tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post6916965447401607041..comments2023-11-05T13:19:44.383+05:30Comments on Let us save Tanii / Apatani Culture : Gender marking in Taniisavetaniihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10234852036854983087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-21532154022157300122008-06-06T02:34:00.000+05:302008-06-06T02:34:00.000+05:30@ Yasiyalow,Thanks for this comment. I was a bit d...@ Yasiyalow,<BR/>Thanks for this comment. I was a bit doubtful about that word "biser" which I got from one source only. When I was at Ziro we too were told about that difference between biser and bidii according to the length of the tail. Both seems to refer primarily to macaque species : Rhesus macaque, Assamese macaque, Arunachal Macaque or Tibetan macaque. Of those 4, the latter one has the shortest tail : "The Tibetan macaque is a large primate with a short, stump-like tail, a diagnostic feature of the species. The fur is brown on the back and creamy-buff to grey on underparts, with a prominent, pale-buff beard and full-cheek whiskers framing the hairless face". <BR/>Could it be the one ?...<BR/>If you are interested you can get more information and see some pictures of this species at the following links :<BR/>http://anthropology.buffalo.edu/Faculty/berman/BasicE.htm<BR/>http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Macaca_thibetana/GES022577.html?offset=-419px<BR/>http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/may102005/1387.pdfPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-69084252672794989402008-06-05T21:23:00.000+05:302008-06-05T21:23:00.000+05:30"Biser" is a monkey with long tail and "bidii" is ..."Biser" is a monkey with long tail and "bidii" is a monkey with stubbed/vey short tail. During Myoko festival, "bidii" is hunted. It is one of the most adventurous hunting occassion, to which every male member of clan looks forward to and compete to bring this trophy for his clan. Who ever brings it , is the toss of the clan.<BR/> I think baby moneys are called sibi atu.yyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366936606735715450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-75332671363018185722008-06-04T00:44:00.000+05:302008-06-04T00:44:00.000+05:30@ Kanno, Thanks, your corrections have been added...@ Kanno, <BR/> Thanks, your corrections have been added.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-85758140974202872352008-06-02T16:35:00.000+05:302008-06-02T16:35:00.000+05:30Sorry for the blunder. Male mithun = subu-siibo. F...Sorry for the blunder. Male mithun = subu-siibo. Female mithun = subu-siinii.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959531979229133911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-44519258738112664962008-06-02T16:33:00.000+05:302008-06-02T16:33:00.000+05:30I think male and female mithuns are subu-siinii an...I think male and female mithuns are subu-siinii and subu-siibo. And the baby mithun is subu-atu. Similarly, baby cow is sii-stu.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959531979229133911noreply@blogger.com