Zeliangrong
Indigenous Naga community found in Northeast India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous Naga communities living in the tri-junction of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in India. They are the descendants of Nguiba. The term "Zeliangrong" refers to the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei Naga tribes combined.[1] Earlier, the term also covered the Inpui tribe.[2] The descendants of Hoi of Makuilongdi (Makhel) were divided and were made peripheral appendages to three political entities - Manipur, Naga Hills (Nagaland) and the Dima Hasao (Northern Kachar) of Assam. The Zeliangrong may be classified as an ethno-cultural entity. The Zeliangrong belong to the larger Southern Mongoloid population and their language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.[3]
Languages | |
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Zeliangrong languages | |
Religion | |
Christianity (majority), Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak, Paupaise and Heraka. | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Naga tribes |
This article possibly contains original research. (January 2024) |