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Kwoireng, Liyang | |
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| Total population | |
| 60,000 approx. (2011)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Lianglad | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity,Polytheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
TheLiangmai people, are aTibeto-Burmeseethnic group inhabitsNagaland andManipur states ofNortheast India. Their villages are mostly spread acrossPeren district in Nagaland andTamenglong,Senapati in Manipur. They are a part of the largerNaga tribes and have a similar language and culture. A majority of the Liangmais practiseChristianity while a small section inTening village ofNagaland still adheres to traditionalHeraka religious practices.[2]
The word “Liangmai” is a compound word made up ofliang + mai. Here,liang is construed as kyliang means a ‘sector in a village’ andmai means people, which is best translated as “a group of people from one sector”, probably referring to a group of people from one segment of Makuiluangdi village. Secondly,liang is interpreted as north, which means people from the north. The interpretations are closely connected and possibly accurate as the Liangmais settled in the Northern part of the present Hamai (Zeliangrong or Luangdimai) territory. At the same time, the Liangmai people might be a number of people from the same kyliang or sector in Makuiluangdi village who lived there as the ruler of the land.[3]
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| Mizoram |  Naga woman | |
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| Nagaland | ||
| Meghalaya | ||
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| Manipur | ||
| Tripura | ||
| Assam | ||
| Sikkim | ||
| Kuki tribes including: | ||
| Naga tribes including: | ||
