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TheThangal people are aTibeto-Burmanethnic group inhabitingSenapati district in theNortheast Indian state ofManipur. They speak theThangal language, which resemblesMaram, andRongmei.[1]They useMeitei language as theirsecond language (L2) according to theEthnologue.[2]
Presently there are 13 Thangal villages. They are found in eleven hill villages of the Senapati District: Angkailongdi, Katomei Makeng, Makeng Cheijinba, Ngaihang, Mapao Thangal, Mayangkhang, Ningthoupham, Thangal Surung, Tumnoupokpi, Yaikongpao and Takaimei.[3]
Traditionally, the Thangals are both horticulturalists and agriculturalists.[3]
13 August is celebrated as Thangal Day. This is to commemorate the martyrdom of Lungthoubu Thangal,[4] better known as Thangal Menjor, or popularly as Thangal general in the year 1891.
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