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Aimol
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Angami
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Awan |
Badaga |
Bharia |
Bangni |
Bhil |
Birhor |
Bishnoi |
Bodo |
Bondo |
Chakhesang |
Chang |
Chenchu |
Chote |
Dandami Marias |
Dhodia |
Didayi |
Digaro-Mishmi | Dimasa Kachari | Dogra |
Gaddis |
Garo |
Gowlan |
Gujjars |
Halbaa |
Hmar |
Idu Mishmi |
Irula |
Jaintias |
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Jenu Kurumba |
Juang |
Kabui |
Kadu Kuruba |
Khasi |
Khoibu |
Kinnaure |
Kondh |
Korku
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Koya
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Kutchi
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Lahules |
Liangmai |
Lohara |
Lotha |
Magahi |
Magar
Eastern |
Mahali
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Mao |
Maram
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Meithei
| Miju-Mishmi |
Miri |
Monpa |
Monsang |
Munda |
Nicobarese
Southern |
Nishi |
Nocte |
Onge |
Oraon |
Paite |
Paliyan |
Pangwali |
Piral |
Pochury |
Poumai |
Raika |
Rengma |
Sangtam |
Santali |
Saora |
Savara |
Sema |
Sentinel |
Shom
Peng |
Spitians |
Sulung |
Tagin |
Tangkhul |
Tutsa |
Wancho |
Warli |
Yerukula |
Zangskari |
Zomi
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Monsang
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| Indigenous Group |
Monsang (Also known as: Moshang, Monshang, Mushang, Mawshang )
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| Location |
India, Manipur, Chandel District, Chandel subdivision, Liwchangning, Heibunglok, Liwa Sarei, Japhou, Monsang Pantha villages; Northern Nagaland, near Myanmar border.
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| Estimated Population |
3,200 (2001,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Temperate / Highland / Forest
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Handicraft Sales
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Naga, Monsang
Classification:
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern
Alternate Names:
Moshang, Monshang, Mushang, Mawshang
Dialects:
Closest to Moyon Naga and Anal |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue –Naga Monsang, A Language of India
Manipur Online –A Critical Appraisal by W. Nabakumar
Stirn-Vanham.com –The Hidden World of the Naga
NENA --Bedrock of Naga Society
Nambon –History of Nagas Migration
Manipur Online --Practices of tribes in Manipur
North East Zone Cultural Centre
Nagaland Post –News Daily of the State
Refugee Watch Online –May 2006
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| NGOs |
World Bank –HIV / Aids South Asia
ECCP –Multiple Conflicts in Northeast India
Forest Peoples Programme
Chim for Naga Indigenous Cultural Exchange
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