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1.   Mepsoro :-In Nyishi language “Mep” means millet husk and “Soro” means hollow. It is believed that there was a very old and big tree with hollow trunk. The bones and skeleton of the preyed animals were used to throw in this hollow and covered it with millet husk just to hide it from other passerby through this area by the people of this area and Hunters. So, this village is named as Mepsoro village.

2.   Luksin:- A small stream flows nearby this  village. At the upper side of this village there is a Hill whose soil is black and very often black muddy water comes out from this hill from it’s eroded portion and this water falls into the stream making the water muddy, this type of water in Nyishi terms called as Lusin in this way the name of this stream became Lusin stream and the village situated nearby this stream is named as Luksin village.

3.      Dakte-Hoj:- In between Luksin and Mepsoro village there is a Hill, at the top of that hill, sometime back there was a village called Dakte village. Few people of this village shifted at the foot of the another hill which was filled with only bamboo grooves, which is termed as Hoj in Nyishi language. So, the people who settle there named their village as Dakte-Hoj village.

4.      Yayee:- In Nyishi language “Yayee” is name of a tree and only this particular type of trees were there in this area. So, the people who settled in this area named their village as Yayee village after the name that tree.

5.      Satang :- In Nyishi language “Satang” means stagnant water. Nearby this village there is a small pond like stagnant water where mithuns and other pet animals come to drink water. So, the villagers named their village as Satang village after the name of that stagnant water.

6.      Geram:- During Britishers time a British Officer named Mr. Graham had been camped in this area once, may be for monitoring administration, survey, tour etc. So, the people who settled in this area named their village as Graham village after the name of that officer but later the common people used to pronounced it as Geram village.

7.      Chillo:- There is a marshy land with black soil and water source around one km. From this village towards West. Mithuns and other wild animals prefer this water and regularly come in this particular place to drink water, in Nyishi terms this type of water in marshy land is called Chillo. So, the people named their village as Chillo village.

8.      Kheel:- There is a str4eam in this area, in the past the bank of this stream was full of creeper plant, so this stream was named chill, since in Nyishi terms chill means creeper plant and the village situated nearby this steam was named as Chill village, but later common people used to pronounce it as Kheel village.

9.      Toru:- The dictionary meaning of the word “Toru” in Nyishi language is mosquito. It is said that the people of this village were very much harassed by the mosquito, very often when the villagers set out for hunting, trapping etc, they used to afraid of mosquito. Also, it is said that once epidemic broke out and tall the family members of a family died, that sort of incident in Nyishi language called as Nambung Torung. In this way the name of this village became Toru village.

10.  Mowa:- In Nyishi language “Moya” is a kind of tree which was in plenty specially in this area. So, this village is named Mowa village after the name of Moya tree.

11.  Tashi:- The word “Tashi” is formed by two words i.e. TA+SHI, in Nyishi language Ta means stream and Shi means spot where mithuns come to drink water. It is said that a man named Mr. Tai Bida belonging to Tebi Aab clan was residing in this village and had very large numbers of mithuns and he used to count his mithuns at the place where mithuns come to drink water. It was seen that the mithuns particularly belonging to Tai Aab clan used to come to a common  spot, there on the stones the  foot prints of the mithuns were marked which can be seen today also. This spot they named as Tashi and the village is named as Tashi village after the name of this spot.

12.  Laptap:- Lapap in Nyishi language means a flapping like sound and hitting something. There is a stream in this area whose flowing water sounds like that so, the village is named Laptap village after the name of the stream Laptap.

13.  Pech:- There is a stream called Nayaso (means bad odour) stream in this area, whose water flows as if it’s water is sliced and in Nyishi terms “Pech” means sliced or pieces. So, this village is named as Pech village after the name of Nayaso stream which flows in a sliced manner.

14.  Pech Hoj:- Originally, few people of Pech village who settled at the upper side of the Pech village, at the foot of the Hoj Hill named their village as Pech-Hoj village.

15.  Sankang:- In Nyishi language “Sankang” means Rubber tree. It is said that there were Rubber trees in this area. So, the village is named Sankang village after the name of the Rubber (Sankang) tree.

16.  Pepso:- Pepso in Nyishi language means a kind of plant just like cardimum plant. Before, it’s flowering it is called Pep and after flowering it is called Bekhi. Since these plants were found more in this particular area,  so, this village in named Pepos village after the name of the plant Pepso.

17.  Sangri:- In Nyishi language “Sangri” is name of a tree and it is believed that the devil souls reside in this tree. This trees were more available in this area, so the people who settled in this area named their village as Sangri village.

18.  Ompuli:- In Nyishi terms “Ampu” means paddy flowering and “Riang” means plane area i.e. Ampu+Riang=Ampuring. When for the first time people of this area cultivated paddy, they were very much pleased to see the paddy plant in maturing stage which is seen as flower, so they called it as Ampuriang. And subsequently the name of village became Ampuriang village, but later the common people used to pronounce it as Ompuli village.

19.  Tamang:-First of all a person named Mr. Tassang Tamang alone was residing in this village, later his clan members and people of other clan came and settled in this area. So, they named their village as Tamang village after the name of that person.

20.  Mumtung:- In Nyishi terms “Mumtung” means slopping, since this village is situated at the slope of the plateau. So, the people named their village as Mumtung village.

21.  Depo:- In Nyishi terms “Depo” means earth. When people began to settle in this area, they found that there is no stone and only earth everywhere in that area. So, people named their village as Depo village.

22.  Kunglo:- In Nyishi terms “Kunglo” means truce. There is a Hill range, which seems to be in the form of a truce separating Lower Subansiri and Papum Pare district. So, the village which is situated in this area named as Kunglo village.

23.  Habia:- In Nyishi terms “Habia” means an open place from where far flung area, villages etc. can be viewed. From this village it’s fringe village can be viewed. So, this village is named as Habia village.

24.  19th Mile:- This village is situated at 19th Mile from the Zero point of Doimukh towards Sagalee in the Doimukh to Sagalee PWD road. So, this village is named as 19th Mile village.

25.  Pach-Hapa:-“Pach” is a name of a stream and “Hapa” means plane area, in Nyishi terms. Since this village is situated at the top of a Hill having some plane area and Pach stream flows nearby this hill, so, this village is named as Pach-Hapa village