Inde - Nagaland - Hornbill festival - Troupe Khiamniungan - _1040076
Khiamniungan is one of the major Naga tribes, mainly found in the Noklak district of Nagaland, India and the adjoining areas of Burma.[1]
Khiamniungan which literally translates to source of great waters.[citation needed] They were also called Kalyo-Kenyu ("slate-house dwellers") during the British Raj.[2]
The origin of the Khiamniungans remains uncertain. There are no written records of their history before the British Raj days. However, the only source of information about their ancestors are oral traditions in the form of folktales and myths.
According to a popular myth, Khiamniungan means "source of great waters" - the place from where the early ancestors of Khiamniungan are said to have originated. This place is identified near Lengnyu-Tsuwao villages over looking from the present day Noklak and Pathso towns.[citation needed]
Today, the Khiamniungans occupy the easternmost part of India and northwestern part of Myanmar. In India, they are found in Noklak district of Nagaland state. They are linked linguistically as well as culturally to the Tibeto-Burman.
Inde - Nagaland - Hornbill festival - Troupe Khiamniungan - _1040076
Khiamniungan is one of the major Naga tribes, mainly found in the Noklak district of Nagaland, India and the adjoining areas of Burma.[1]
Khiamniungan which literally translates to source of great waters.[citation needed] They were also called Kalyo-Kenyu ("slate-house dwellers") during the British Raj.[2]
The origin of the Khiamniungans remains uncertain. There are no written records of their history before the British Raj days. However, the only source of information about their ancestors are oral traditions in the form of folktales and myths.
According to a popular myth, Khiamniungan means "source of great waters" - the place from where the early ancestors of Khiamniungan are said to have originated. This place is identified near Lengnyu-Tsuwao villages over looking from the present day Noklak and Pathso towns.[citation needed]
Today, the Khiamniungans occupy the easternmost part of India and northwestern part of Myanmar. In India, they are found in Noklak district of Nagaland state. They are linked linguistically as well as culturally to the Tibeto-Burman.