Angami Naga Explained

Group:	Angami Naga
Langs:	Tenyidie, Keyho, Dzu-o
Rels:	Christianity (98.22%), Pfütsana (0.71%).^[1]
Related:	other Naga Ethnic Groups

The Angamis are a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland.^[2]

They primarily inhabit the Kohima District, and parts of Chümoukedima and Dimapur district(s).

Culture

Cuisine

Galho is a popular Angami cuisine made from a mixture of rice, Himalayan knotweed, vegetables, and meats (pork or beef), etc.^{[3] [4]}

Religion

Other religions

Although more than 98% of the Angamis are Christians, they are one of the last Naga ethnic groups having an animist population. The Angami animists practice a religion known as Pfütsana. According to the 1991 census, there were 1,760 Angami practitioners, but 10 years later the figure had halved to 884.^[5] Currently there are several hundred adherents of the Pfütsana religion, scattered in nine villages of the Southern Angami region of Kohima District.^[6]

Festivals

Sekrenyi

See main article: Sekrenyi. The Angamis celebrate a ten-day festival called Sekrenyi.

Te–l Khukhu

See main article: Te–l Khukhu. Te–l Khukhu is a festival that falls on 13th of Chünyi (July). It is a time of giving and sharing of food with each other. This is the only festival dedicated for girls. Gone were the days when different animistic rituals were performed but with the advent of Christianity the rituals were no longer performed. Today it is celebrated as a time of get-togetherness and sharing with the dear and near ones.^[7]

Notable people

See main article: List of people of Angami descent.

See also

• Angami Baptist Church Council
• Angami name
• Angami Public Organization
• Angami Women Organization
• Index of Angami-related articles

Further reading

• Alban von Stockhausen: Imag(in)ing the Nagas: The Pictorial Ethnography of Hans-Eberhard Kauffmann and Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. Arnoldsche, Stuttgart 2014, .
• Durkheim, E. and Mauss, 1963. Primitive Classification. (trans. R. Needham), London, Free Press.
• Edsman, C.M., 1987. 'Fire', The Encyclopaedia of Religion, vol. 5, ed. by M. Eliade. pp. 340–46. New York, Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Hutton, J.H., 1969. The Angami Nagas, Bombay, Oxford University Press. (first published in 1921 by Macmillan & Co. London).
• Joshi, Vibha. A Matter of Belief: Christian Conversion and Healing in North-East India (Berghahn Books; 2012) 298 pages; a study of Christian conversion and the revival of traditional animist culture among the Angami Naga.
• Rudhardt, J., 1987. 'Water', The Encyclopaedia of Religion, vol. 15, ed. by M. Eliade, pp. 350–61. New York, Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Stirn, Aglaja & Peter van Ham. The Hidden world of the Naga: Living Traditions in Northeast India. London: Prestel.
• Oppitz, Michael, Thomas Kaiser, Alban von Stockhausen & Marion Wettstein. 2008. Naga Identities: Changing Local Cultures in the Northeast of India. Gent: Snoeck Publishers.
• Kunz, Richard & Vibha Joshi. 2008. Naga – A Forgotten Mountain Region Rediscovered. Basel: Merian.
• Jonathan Glancey.2011.Nagaland- A journey to India's Forgotten Frontier :Faber and Faber .

External links

• Ethnologue profile
• Web India

Notes and References

1. Table ST-14, Indian Census of 2001
2. Web site: The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes): Order, 1950. Ministry of Law and Justice (India). 23 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920212634/http://lawmin.nic.in/ld/subord/rule9a.htm. 20 September 2017. dead.
3. Web site: Naga cuisine: Organic is a way of life for Nagas. 3 April 2018. Indian Express. 4 May 2022.
4. Web site: Recipe of Galho – Yummy Rice Dish from Nagaland. 30 July 2017. Roots and Leisure. 4 May 2022.
5. Table ST-14, Table ST-14a, Census of India 2001
6. Web site: Japfuphiki Pfutsana annual feast . Nscn.livejournal.com . 2006-03-26 . 2014-06-10.
7. Web site: Viswema celebrates Te–l Khukhu festival. 7 July 2017. Eastern Mirror Nagaland. 22 December 2020.