List of Naga tribes
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Naga is a vaguely defined umbrella term for several tribes in North-East India and Upper Burma.
S. R. Tohring (2010) lists 66 Naga tribes.[1] The 1991 Census of India listed 35 Naga groups as Scheduled Tribes: 17 in Nagaland, 15 in Manipur and 3 in Arunachal Pradesh.[2]
In the past, writers such as Dr. Rev Dozo (in The Cross over Nagaland) and Renthy Keitzar, have classified the Kuki as one of the Naga tribes.
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Naga tribes
| SN | Tribe | Traditional territory | Recognized as Scheduled Tribe in | Reference for classification as Naga | Population[3] | Comments |
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| 1 | Angami | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 132,000 | |
| 2 | Ao | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 261,000 | |
| 3 | Chang | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 62,4000 | |
| 4 | Chirr | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | ? | |
| 5 | Chiru | India | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | ? | |
| 6 | Htangan | Burma | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | ? | ||
| 7 | Kharam (also Purum) | India | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 1,400 | |
| 8 | Khiamniungan (or Khiamnungam) | Burma, India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 37,800 | Nokaw (Noko) founded in Burma is also a Khiamniungan tribe. |
| Konyak | Burma, India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 248,000 | ||
| 10 | Leinong (also Lainong or Lainung) | Burma | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 7,000 | ||
| 11 | Liangmai (also Liangmai or Lingmai) | India (Tamenglong, Manipur) | Manipur, Assam (under Community Zeliangrong) | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 34,200 | Also known as Koireng (or Quireng) — not to be confused with the Koireng Kukis |
| 12 | Lotha | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 170,000 | |
| 13 | Makury (sometimes spelt Makuri) | Burma | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 2,500 | |
| 14 | Mao (also Ememei) | Senapati district, Manipur and Kohima and Dimapur districts, Nagaland (India) | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 81,000 | Also called Shiipfomei together with Poumai[4] |
| 15 | Maram | Senapati district (India) | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 37,3000 | |
| 16 | Maring | Chandel district (India) | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 22,300 | |
| 17 | Mzieme | Nagaland | William Frawley, 2003[5] | 29,000 | ||
| 18 | Nokaw (or Noko) | Burma | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | ? | Now they are known as Khiamniungan tribe. | |
| 19 | Nocte (or Nokte) | India | Patkai hills of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh. | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 33,000 | It is a sub-tribe of Tangshang Naga. |
| 20 | Para | Burma | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | ? | ||
| 21 | Pochury | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 16,700 | |
| 22 | Phom | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 123,000 | |
| 23 | Poumai | Senapati District, Manipur and Phek district, Nagaland (India) | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 51,000 | ||
| 24 | Puimei (Inpui or kabui) | India (Manipur and Assam) | William Frawley, 2003[5] | 3,000 | Not to be confused with Poumai | |
| 25 | Rengma | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | North-13000, South-21000 | |
| 26 | Rongmei (also Ruangmei) | Tamenglong (Manipur, India), Cachar (Assam, India) | Manipur (Rongmei), Nagaland (as Rongmei), Assam (as Rongmei part of Community Zeliangrong) | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 61,200 | Rongmei are part of Major Community called as Zeliangrong |
| 27 | Sangtam | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 84,300 | |
| 28 | Sumi (or Sema) | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 104,000 | |
| 29 | Tangkhul | Ukhrul district (India), Burma | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | India-142,000, Myanmar-4,000 | |
| 30 | Tangshang (or Tase in language coding name) | India, Burma | Arunachal Pradesh, Burma | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | ? | Formerly known as Pangmi and Heimi (Haimi in Burma; and Rangpang, Tangsa, Wancho, Nocte, Tutsa in India. |
| 31 | Tarao | India | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 870 | ||
| 32 | Thangal | India (Mao and Sadar Hills, Manipur) | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 23,600 | ||
| 33 | Tikhir | India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | ? | |
| 34 | Tutsa | India | Robin Tribhuwan, 2005[6] | 25,5000 | It is a sub-tribe of Tangshang Naga. | |
| 35 | Wancho | India | Arunachal Pradesh | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 49,100 | It is a sub-tribe of Tangshang Naga. |
| 36 | Yimchunger | Burma, India | Nagaland | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | 92,100 | |
| 37 | Zeme | India: Tamenglong, Senapati districts (Manipur); Peren district (Nagaland); NC Hills district (Assam) | Zeliang in Nagaland, Zeme in Assam & Manipur | S.R.Tohring | 34,100 | Zeme is a part of Zeliangrong Community |
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An Angami man in traditional dress
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Ao woman in traditional attire
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A Konyak chief in his traditional outfit
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Liangmai youths performing folk dance during Road Show in Peren, Nagaland
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A Pochury woman on a book cover
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A diorama of Nocte people in a museum
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Glory Day celebration of the Poumai Naga
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Rani Gaidinliu, a Rongmei Naga
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Tangkhul girl in a modern adaptation of the traditional dress
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A diorama of Tangsa people in a museum
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A diorama of the Wancho people in a museum
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Yimchunger girl at the Kutur village morung
Tribes sometimes classified as Naga
| Tribe | Traditional territory | Recognized as Scheduled Tribe in | Reference for classification as Naga | Population | Comments |
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| Anal | Chandel district (India), Burma | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | Also classified as Kuki[7] | |
| Chothe | India | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | Also classified as Kuki-Chin[7] | |
| Inpui | India | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | |||
| Khoibu | India | Manipur | Romesh Singh, 2006[8] | Recognized as a sub-tribe of Maring by some; however, they have a different origin and dialect | |
| Lamkang (also Lamgang or Langang) | Tengnoupal district (India) | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | ||
| Monsang | Tengnoupal district (India) | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | Not to confused with the sub-tribe of Tangshang Naga called, 'Moshang or Mossang' | |
| Moyon | Tengnoupal district (India), Burma | Manipur | S. R. Tohring, 2010 | Linguistically, the Moyons are closer to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo tribes, and have been classified as an "Old Kuki" tribe in the anthropological literature. However, now, they prefer to place themselves within the Naga fold.[9][10][11] |
Composite tribes or communities
- Chakhesang: Chakru, Kheza and Sangtam combined[4]
- Kabui: Rongmei and Inpui together[4]
- Shepfomei or Shepoumai (Mao-Poumai): Ememei, Lepaona, Chiliivai and Paomata together[4]
- Zeliangrong: Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei together[7]
- Zeliang: Zeme and Liangmei together are called Zeliang in Nagaland[2]
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