 Rongmei/Kabui woman | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 188,800 (2011 Census)[citation needed][verification needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northeast India | |
| Languages | |
| Rongmei language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Folk Religion (Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak,Poupei Chapriak,Heraka).[citation needed][verification needed] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zeme,Liangmai |
TheRongmeis (also known asKabui) are one of theNaga ethnic communities ofNorth-East India. They are recognised as a scheduled tribe (STs) in theConstitution of India.[1]
They share similarity with their kindred tribes ofZeme,Liangmai andInpui, which together are known asZeliangrong. Some historians andanthropologists have earlier recorded them as Kabui along withInpui people.[citation needed]
TheGaan-Ngai festival (post-harvest festival) is celebrated annually between December and January. It follows the lunar calendar and is celebrated on the 13th day of the Wakching or Gaan Ngai buh. It is celebrated to worship the Supreme God Haipou Tingkao Ragwang.[2]
During the Colonial period, under the leadership ofHaipou Jadonang Malangmei[3] and his successorRani Gaidinliu Pamei,[4] the Rongmeis along with otherZeliangrong tribes rebelled against British rule in the 1930s.
| Mizoram |  Naga woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Nagaland | ||
| Meghalaya | ||
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| Manipur | ||
| Tripura | ||
| Assam | ||
| Sikkim | ||
| Kuki tribes including: | ||
| Naga tribes including: | ||