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Angami Naga Tribe

The stone-pulling ceremony is a traditional practice of the Angami Naga tribe, symbolising unity and cooperation.


About Angami Naga Tribe
  • Region: The Angami Naga Tribe is a prominent ethnic group of people who live in the northeastern state of Nagaland.
  • Language: Angami 
  • Nagamese: A pidgin language derived from Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, and Nepali, used as a lingua franca.
  • Migration: Ancestors migrated from Myanmar to Nagaland.
  • Ethnicity: Belong to the Mongoloid race.
  • Writing System: Roman script with conventions adopted by the Angami Language Committee in 1939.
  • Agriculture: Known for terrace wet cultivation and practice shifting (Jhum) cultivation.
  • Festivals: Sekrenyi and Terhünyi.
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