Lainong Naga Explained

Group:Lainong Naga
Native Name:Htang Ngan, Zëūdiāng-Lainòng
Population:22,617
Languages:Leinong language
Related:Khiamniungan people, Other Naga people

The Lainong people, also known as the Lainong Naga, are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group that mostly resides in Naga Self-Administered Zone in Myanmar.[1] [2] [3] They are one of the major Naga ethnic group of Myanmar and mostly inhabiting the Lahe and Hkamti Townships in Myanmar.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Lainong: A threatened language in Myanmar . Anui Sainyiu . 31 Oct 2022 . 5-7 . Foundation for Endangered Languages . OGMIOS Newsletter . 1471-0382.
  2. Book: Violence and identity in North-east India: Naga-Kuki conflict . S. R. Tohring . 2010 . Mittal Publications . 978-81-8324-344-5 . xv-xvii .
  3. Web site: Naga Burma . Guillaume Petermann.
  4. Web site: Naga of Myanmar forgotten land . Morung Express.