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Sema
Indigenous Group	Sema (Also known as: Simi, Sumi, Naga Sumi )
Location	India, Central and southern Nagaland, Zunheboto, Kohima, Mokokchung, Tuensang districts; Assam, Tinsukia District
Estimated Population	132,000 (1997, SIL International)
Environment	Highland / Forest / Riverine
Lifestyle	Semi-nomadic
Subsistence	Agriculture
Level of Assimilation	Fairly Traditional
Language Family	Naga Sumi Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Naga, Angami-Pochuri Alternate names: Sema, Simi, Sumi Dialects: Dayang (Western Sumi), Lazemi, Zhimomi, Zumomi
Website URLs	Ethnologue - Naga Sumi, a language of India National Informatics Center - Zunheboto District Answer.com - Zunheboto District University of Cambridge – Textile Collections Festivals of Tinsukhia South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAFHR)
NGOs	Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights