Konyak
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The Konyak are a Naga people
, and are recognised among other Naga by their tattoos, which they have all over their face and hands. They are called the land of Angh's. They have the largest population among the Nagas.
The Konyaks can be found in Myanmar
, in the Tirap
and Changlang
districts of Arunachal, and in the Mon
district of Nagaland
, India
. They are known in Arunachal as Wancho
Konyak.
The Konyak language
belongs to the Northern Naga subbranch of the Sal
subfamily of Sino-Tibetan.
Naga people
The term Naga people refers to a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the North Eastern part of India and north-western Burma. The tribes have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority ethnic group in the Indian state of Nagaland...
, and are recognised among other Naga by their tattoos, which they have all over their face and hands. They are called the land of Angh's. They have the largest population among the Nagas.
The Konyaks can be found in Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, in the Tirap
Tirap
Tirap can refer to:* Tirap district, district in Arunachal Pradesh* Tirap River, river that flows in Tirap district* Tirap, Kenya* TIRAP, toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain containing adaptor protein...
and Changlang
Changlang
Changlang is a census town and headquarters of the Changlang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Its native people includes Tangsa Naga, Lisu, Nocte, Singpho and many more....
districts of Arunachal, and in the Mon
Mon District
Mon is a district of Nagaland state in India.-Geography:Mon district is the northernmost district of Nagaland. It is bounded by the state of Arunachal Pradesh to its north, Assam to its west, Myanmar to its east, Longleng District to its south-west and Tuensang District to its south...
district of Nagaland
Nagaland
Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. They are known in Arunachal as Wancho
Wancho
The Wancho are a tribal people inhabiting the Patkai hills of Tirap district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. They have a population of 35,000. Culturally Naga, they are ethnically related to the Nocte and Konyak Naga of the Mon and Tirap districts...
Konyak.
The Konyak language
Konyak language
Konyak is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Konyak people of Nagaland, north-eastern India.- Phonology :There are three lexically contrastive contour tones in Konyak – rising , falling and level .- Vowels :The vowels , and are lengthened before approximants...
belongs to the Northern Naga subbranch of the Sal
Sal languages
The Brahmaputran or Sal languages are a family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in eastern India and Burma.Burling proposed a grouping of the Bodo–Garo, Konyak and Jingpho languages, calling the proposed group Sal, after the words sal, san and jan for "sun" in various of these languages.The...
subfamily of Sino-Tibetan.