people inhabiting by the plains believe Gu:mín as one of the earliest ancestors, the forefather of a lineal family of Abotani. The sons of Guhmín are grouped in multiple opin, or clans, the names of which are represented by the existing surnames in the society. They are all blood-related brothers with a social restriction of the matrimonial relationship among them. The Misings have other groupings such as Moyengia, Oyengia, and Sayengia etc., which do not correlate to opin. Misings were also divided into Barogam and Dohgam, which was an administrative system introduced during Chutia Kingdom. The concepts of Guhmin and Opin have remained the basis of Mising social structure. The Opin of Guhmin are all blood-related brothers known as urom bibosunam bírrang, originating from a common ancestor father and there is no restriction in offering prayers in the rituals in common platform generations together. There is another form of brotherhood existing in the society which has been traditionally accepted as an affiliated brother or tomin sunam bírrang from different opin. In both types of brotherhood marriage among themselves is forbidden in the society. The different opin include: Doley, Pegu , Bori, Gam, Charoh, Dao, Darig, Dang, Jimey, Kuli, Kutum, Kumbang, Kaman, Kardong, Kari, Lagachu, Loying, Modi, Moyong, Morang, Mili, Medok, Medhi, Misong, Narah, Ngate, Pangging,Pasar, Perme, Pertin, Pait, Pagag, Patir, Patiri, Padi, Patgiri, Panyang, Payeng, Payun, Pao, Padun, Regon, Ratan, Chungkrang, Chintey, Charoh, Taw, Taye, Taid, Tayeng, Tayung and Yein. There are further classification as Delu, Dagdung, Dagtok, Mohying, Padam, Pagro, Oyan. The traditional chief of a Mising village was called a . He presided at the sittings of the village council, the Kebang, which deliberated upon different matters concerning the wellbeing of the village as well as complaints of individual members or groups in the community. The Kebang was the legal, judicial and executive authority of the community, although the final say on all matters, barring the ones relating to their faith, was that of the Ga:m. Cases of social and criminal offenses were heard by the Kebang, and persons found guilty were penalized. The Gam has been replaced with Gambura (gaonburha in mipak language) a petty village level agent of the government, since the days of the British. Kebang now denotes any organization, similar to sabha and sangha in other Indian languages. Housing A traditional Mising house is stilted. It has a thatched top and is patterned simply