Naga

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...

 is a vaguely-defined umbrella term for several tribes in North-East India

North-East India

Northeast India refers to the easternmost region of India consisting of the contiguous Seven Sister States, Sikkim, and parts of North Bengal...

 and Upper Burma

Upper Burma

Upper Burma refers to a geographic region of Burma , traditionally encompassing Mandalay and its periphery , or more broadly speaking, Kachin and Shan States....

.

S. R. Tohring (2010) lists 66 Naga tribes. The 1991 Census of India listed 35 Naga groups as Scheduled Tribes (17 in Nagaland, 15 in Manipur and 3 in Arunachal Pradesh).

In the past, writers such as Dr. Rev Dozo (in The Cross over Nagaland) and Renthy Keitzar, have classified the Kuki

Kuki

Kuki can refer to:* Kuki, Saitama, a city in Japan* one of the Kuki peoples who live in northeastern India * one of the Kukish languages spoken by the Kuki and related peoples...

 as one of the Naga tribes. The Kukis were also the signatories of the first Memorandum in the history of the Nagas, submitted to the Simon Commission in 1929.

List of tribes

Tribe	Traditional territory	Recognized as Scheduled Tribe in	Reference for classification as Naga	Comments
Anal Anal people The Anal people are a scheduled tribe found in Manipur, India and in Burma. They speak their own language, Anal. They are thought to be closely related to the Kuki people. According to the 2001 census, there are 21,242 Anal in India...	Chandel district (India), Burma	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010	Also classified as Kuki
Angami	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Ao	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Chang Chang Naga Chang is a Naga of Nagaland, India. It is one of the recognized Scheduled Tribes.The tribe was also known as Mazung in British India. Other Naga tribes know the Changs by different names including Changhai , Changru , Duenching , Machungrr , Mochumi and Mojung .- Origin :According to oral...	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Chirr	Burma	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Chiru	India	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Chothe Chothe The Chothe tribe is one of the Old Kuki group of clans of the Kuki people found in some parts of Manipur, India. Some historians and anthropologists had recorded them as "Purums" which is a misnomer. At times the Chothe have been confused with the Purum of India.-Social Administration:Chothe...	India	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010	Also classified as Kuki-Chin
Htangan	Burma		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Inpui	India		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Kharam (also Khaklak or Hkaklak)	Burma		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Khiamniungan (or Khiamnungam)	Burma, India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Konyak	Burma, India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Laihe	Burma		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Lainung	Burma		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Lamkang (also Lamgang or Langang)	Tengnoupal district (India)	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Liangmei (also Liangmai/Lingmei; also known as Koireng (or Quireng) — not to be confused with the Koireng Kukis	Tamenglong (Manipur, India)	Manipur (as Kacha Naga), Assam (as Zeliangrong)	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Lotha	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Makuri (also Macharay or Makhori)	Burma	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Mao Mao Naga The Maos are one of the major tribes constituting the Nagas, a group of tribes spread over the eastern most part of India and the western border region of Burma...  (also Ememei or Shüpfomei)	Mao and Sadar Hills	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Maram	Mao and Sadar Hills	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Maring	Tengnoupal district (India)	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010	Also classified as Kuki
Monsang Monsang Naga The name Monsang is derived from the name of the village called Mosang by the Meiteis and others whereas they themselves called sirti or southerners. They live mostly in the Chandel district in five villages namely Liwachaning, Heibunglok, Liwa Sarei, Japhou, and Monsang Pantha. They speak a...	Tengnoupal district (India)	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010	Also classified as Kuki
Moyon	Tengnoupal district (India), Burma	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010	Also classified as Kuki
Nokho (or Noko)	Burma		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Nokte (or Nokte)	India, Burma	Patkai hills of Tirap district Tirap district The Tirap district is located in the southeastern part of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It shares a state border with Nagaland and Assam, an international border with Myanmar and a district border with Changlang.- History :... , Arunachal Pradesh.	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Para	Burma		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Pochury (also Phochuri or Puchuri)	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Phom Phom Naga Phom is a Naga tribe from Nagaland, India. Their traditional territory lies between the territories of Konyak in the north-east, the Ao in the west and the Chang in the south. Yongnyah is the largest Phom village.- Economy :...	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Poumai (also Puimei or Poumei)	India		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Rangpan	Burma		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Rengma	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Rongmei (also Rangmei)	Tamenglong (Manipur, India)	Manipur (as Kabui), Assam (as Zeliangrong)	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Sangtam	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Shangphuri	Burma		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Singpho	India		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Sumi Sumi Naga The Sümi or Sema Naga is one of the major Naga tribes in Nagaland, India. The Sümis mainly inhabit the Zunheboto district, although many Sümis have migrated outside Nagaland for work and education....  (or Sema)	India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Tangkhul	Ukhrul district Ukhrul District Ukhrul is a district in the north eastern state of Manipur in India. It lies about 84 km kilometers to the North East of Imphal.- History :It was marked out first as a Sub-Division in 1919 during the British Raj...  (India), Burma	Manipur	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Tangsa	India	Arunachal Pradesh	S. R. Tohring, 2010	formerly known as Rangpang, Pangmi and Heimi (Hemi/Haimi) in Burma
Tarao Tarao Naga Tarao Naga: They are a minor community in the Chandel district. They speak Taraotrong but speak Meiteilon well with others. The Taraos Nagas are one of the many Naga tribes in Manipur. It is said that Maharaja Chingthang Khomba had an orchard at a place near Pallel and his orange trees were looked...	India		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Thangal	Mao and Sadar Hills		S. R. Tohring, 2010
Tikhir	Burma, India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Wancho (or Wanchao)	India	Arunachal Pradesh	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Yimchunger Yimchunger - History :According to the Yimchunger tradition, the tribe emerged at a village called Moru, and then came to the Jure village. The Yimchungers and the Khiamungans are believed to have migrated to the present-day Nagaland from Upper Burma as one group, in one wave...	Burma, India	Nagaland	S. R. Tohring, 2010
Zeme Zeme naga Zeme Naga is one of the sub-groups of Zeliangrong people. The Zeme inhabits the Northeastern states of India. Zemes reside in NC Hills of Assam, Tousem Sub-Division of Tamenglong district and Senapati district of Manipur, and Peren district of Nagaland...  (or Zemi)	Tamenglong (Manipur, India)	Manipur (as Kacha Naga), Assam (as Zeliangrong)	S. R. Tohring, 2010

Composite tribes

• Chakhesang: Chakru, Kheza and Sangtam combined
• Kabui: Rongmei and Poumei together
• Shüpfomei or Mao-Poumai: Ememei, Lepaona, Chüluve and Paomata together
• Zeliangrong
  Zeliangrong
  Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous mongoloid communities living in the tri-junction of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in India. The term "Zeliangrong" refers to the Rongmei, Liangmai and Zeme Naga tribes combined together....
  
  : Rongmei, Liangmei and Zeme together
  • Zeliang: Zeme and Liangmei together are called Zeliang in Nagaland
  • Kacha Naga: Zemes and Liangmeis together are recognised as Kacha Naga in Manipur