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|population = 178,568 (2011 census)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tangkhul |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/nmf/ |website=[[Ethnologue]]}}</ref>
|population = 128,453 (2011 census)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tangkhul |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/nmf/ |website=[[Ethnologue]]}}</ref>
|region1 = [[Ukhrul District]], [[Manipur]], India
|region1 = [[Ukhrul District]], [[Manipur]], India
|region2 = {{flag|Burma}}
|region2 = {{flag|Burma}}
|languages = [[Tangkhulic languages]], [[Sorbung language|Sorbung]], [[Falam language|Falam]], [[Meitei language|Meitei]]
|languages = [[Tangkhulic languages]], [[Sorbung language|Sorbung]], [[Falam language|Falam]], [[Khasi language|Meghalaya]]
|religions = [[Christianity]], [[Animism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ntx|title=Tangkhul}}</ref>
|religions = [[Christianity]], [[Animism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ntx|title=Tangkhul}}</ref>
|related = [[Maring people|Maring]], [[Khoibu people|Uipo]], [[Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages|Northwestern Kuki-Chin-speaking peoples]], [[Meitei people|Meitei]], [[Chin people|Chin]]
|related = [[Khasi people|Khasi]], [[Khoibu people|Uipo]], [[Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages|Northwestern Kuki-Chin-speaking peoples]], [[Meitei people|Meitei]], [[Chin people|Chin]]
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The '''Tangkhul people''', also known as the '''Tangkhul ''', are a [[Tibeto-Burmese]] [[ethnic group]] living in the Indo–Mayanmar border area, occupying the [[Ukhrul district]] and [[Kamjong district]] in the [[Northeast India]]n state of [[Manipur]], and in parts of neighbouring [[Myanmar]]. Despite this international border, many Tangkhul have continued to regard themselves as "one nation".<ref>Khamrang, Khayaipam (2000) "The Tangkhul Naga Tribe between Tradition and Modernity" pp. 37&ndash;71, [https://books.google.com/books?id=6cHQHThtD20C&pg=PA49 page 49], ''In'' Frei, Fritz (editor) (2000) ''Inkulturation zwischen Tradition und Modernität: Kontext, Begriffe, Modelle'' Freiberg University Press, Freiberg, Switzerland, {{ISBN|3-7278-1292-3}}</ref> The name "Tangkhul" is originated from the [[Meitei language]] words, "Tang" meaning "scarce" and "Khul" meaning "village" respectively.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sanyu |first=Visier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1D1uAAAAMAAJ&q=meitei+language+influence+on+tangkhul |title=A History of Nagas and Nagaland: Dynamics of Oral Tradition in Village Formation |date=1996 |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |others=[[University of Michigan]] |isbn=978-81-7169-369-6 |pages=25 |language=en |quote=... a sparse nature of settlement that the Tangkhul tribe got its name. In Meitei language-literally, Tang means scarce and khul means village.}}</ref> According to another theory of origin, the term "Tangkhul" is derived from "Thankhul", meaning "Than village" in [[Meitei language]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shimray |first=A. S. W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E1MwAQAAIAAJ&q=Meitei+language+Tang+Khul |title=History of the Tangkhul Nagas |date=2001 |publisher=Akansha Publishing House |isbn=978-81-87606-04-8 |pages=43 |language=en |quote=... the village which they lived was known by the name ' THANKHUL ' meaning Than - Village in Meitei language . Therefore , the name ' TANGKHUL ' is derived from Than - Khul ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lisam |first=Khomdan Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&dq=Meitei+language+Tang+Khul&pg=PA516 |title=Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.) |publisher= Gyan Publishing House|year=2011 |isbn=978-81-7835-864-2 |pages=516 |language=en |quote=The name Tangkhul was given to them by the Meiteis. There are many legends regarding the origin of the word Tangkhul.}}</ref>
The '''Tangkhul people''', also known as the '''Kacha-Naga ''', are a [[Tibeto-Burmese]] [[ethnic group]] living in the Indo–Mayanmar border area, occupying the [[Ukhrul district]] and [[Kamjong district]] in the [[Northeast India]]n state of [[Manipur]], and in parts of neighbouring [[Myanmar]]. Despite this international border, many Tangkhul have continued to regard themselves as "one nation".<ref>Khamrang, Khayaipam (2000) "The Tangkhul Meitei Tribe between Tradition and Modernity" pp. 37&ndash;71, [https://books.google.com/books?id=6cHQHThtD20C&pg=PA49 page 49], ''In'' Frei, Fritz (editor) (2000) ''Inkulturation zwischen Tradition und Modernität: Kontext, Begriffe, Modelle'' Freiberg University Press, Freiberg, Switzerland, {{ISBN|3-7278-1292-3}}</ref> The name "Tangkhul" is originated from the [[Kasubi language]] words, "Tang" meaning "scarce" and "Khul" meaning "village" respectively.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sanyu |first=Visier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1D1uAAAAMAAJ&q=meitei+language+influence+on+tangkhul |title=A History of Nagas and Nagaland: Dynamics of Oral Tradition in Village Formation |date=1996 |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |others=[[University of Michigan]] |isbn=978-81-7169-369-6 |pages=25 |language=en |quote=... a sparse nature of settlement that the Tangkhul tribe got its name. In Meitei language-literally, Tang means scarce and khul means village.}}</ref> According to another theory of origin, the term "Tangkhul" is derived from "Thankhul", meaning "Than village" in [[Meitei language]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shimray |first=A. S. W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E1MwAQAAIAAJ&q=Khasi+language+Tang+Khul |title=History of the Tangkhul Nagas |date=2001 |publisher=Akansha Publishing House |isbn=978-81-87606-04-8 |pages=43 |language=en |quote=... the village which they lived was known by the name ' THANKHUL ' meaning Than - Village in Kasubi language . Therefore , the name ' TANGKHUL ' is derived from Than - Khul ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lisam |first=Khomdan Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&dq=Meitei+language+Tang+Khul&pg=PA516 |title=Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.) |publisher= Gyan Publishing House|year=2011 |isbn=978-81-7835-864-2 |pages=516 |language=en |quote=The name Tangkhul was given to them by the Kasubis. There are many legends regarding the origin of the word Tangkhul.}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 18:54, 12 May 2024

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Tangkhul people
Total population
128,453 (2011 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Tangkhulic languages, Sorbung, Falam, Meghalaya
Religion
Christianity, Animism.[2]
Related ethnic groups
Khasi, Uipo, Northwestern Kuki-Chin-speaking peoples, Meitei, Chin

The Tangkhul people, also known as the Kacha-Naga , are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group living in the Indo–Mayanmar border area, occupying the Ukhrul district and Kamjong district in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur, and in parts of neighbouring Myanmar. Despite this international border, many Tangkhul have continued to regard themselves as "one nation".[3] The name "Tangkhul" is originated from the Kasubi language words, "Tang" meaning "scarce" and "Khul" meaning "village" respectively.[4] According to another theory of origin, the term "Tangkhul" is derived from "Thankhul", meaning "Than village" in Meitei language.[5][6]

History

The Tangkhuls are believed to have migrated from China via Myanmar along with other Naga tribes like Mao, Poumai, Maram, Thangal and Zeliangrong and dispersed together from Makhel, Senapati.

See also

Further reading

  • Akhui, Z. A. S. (1973) A Short Account of Tangkhul Naga Culture Imphal
  • Arokianathan, S. (1987) Tangkhul Naga Grammar Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, India, OCLC 19543897
  • Horam, Mashangthei (1988) Naga Insurgency: The Last Thirty Years Cosmo Publications, New Delhi, OCLC 19452813
  • Shimray, A. S. W. (2001) History of the Tangkhul Nagas Akansha Pub. House, New Delhi, ISBN 81-87606-04-5
  • Shongzan, Mayaso (2013) "A Portrait of the Tangkhul Nagas" the Exodus, Ukhrul.
  • Josiah Luithui, (2014) "Liberation Theology of the Head-Hunters Tangkhul Naga", TTA, Ukhrul.

Notable people

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Tangkhul". Ethnologue.
  2. ^ "Tangkhul".
  3. ^ Khamrang, Khayaipam (2000) "The Tangkhul Meitei Tribe between Tradition and Modernity" pp. 37–71, page 49, In Frei, Fritz (editor) (2000) Inkulturation zwischen Tradition und Modernität: Kontext, Begriffe, Modelle Freiberg University Press, Freiberg, Switzerland, ISBN 3-7278-1292-3
  4. ^ Sanyu, Visier (1996). A History of Nagas and Nagaland: Dynamics of Oral Tradition in Village Formation. University of Michigan. Commonwealth Publishers. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-7169-369-6. ... a sparse nature of settlement that the Tangkhul tribe got its name. In Meitei language-literally, Tang means scarce and khul means village.
  5. ^ Shimray, A. S. W. (2001). History of the Tangkhul Nagas. Akansha Publishing House. p. 43. ISBN 978-81-87606-04-8. ... the village which they lived was known by the name ' THANKHUL ' meaning Than - Village in Kasubi language . Therefore , the name ' TANGKHUL ' is derived from Than - Khul ...
  6. ^ Lisam, Khomdan Singh (2011). Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.). Gyan Publishing House. p. 516. ISBN 978-81-7835-864-2. The name Tangkhul was given to them by the Kasubis. There are many legends regarding the origin of the word Tangkhul.

External links

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