Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous Naga communities living in the tri-junction of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in India. They are the descendants of Nguiba. The term "Zeliangrong" refers to the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei Naga tribes combined.[1] Earlier, the term also covered the Inpui tribe.[2] The descendants of Hoi of Makuilongdi (Makhel) were divided and were made peripheral appendages to three political entities - Manipur, Naga Hills (Nagaland) and the Dima Hasao (Northern Kachar) of Assam. The Zeliangrong may be classified as an ethno-cultural entity. The Zeliangrong belong to the larger Southern Mongoloid population and their language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.[3]
The ethnonym ‘Zeliangrong’ is derived from 3 words ZE-LIANG-RONG. ZE from Zeme, LIANG from Liangmai and Rong from Rongmei. It traced back to the three kindred tribes. The three tribes are the Zeme (dwellers of the warmer) or Mejahme (lower region), Liangmai (men of the North) the original Northerner; on the other hand the term Rongmei (people settled in the south) and finally Inpui (Puimei).
The word Zeliangrong was first coined on 15 February 1947 at Keishamthong Imphal.[4] The terminology Zeliangrong was coined in coherence with the solidarity movement after India's independence.
Populationedit
The population of Zeliangrong in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland is estimated to be around 3.7 lakhs. According to 2011 census data of India. In Nagaland state; Zeme and Liangmai numbers around 74,877. Whereas, In Manipur holds around 66,158. Hence, Rongmei holds a number of 170,908 in Manipur. Zeme Liangmai and Rongmei also settled in Dima Hasao region of Assam and other parts in Assam which holds to be in between 20 and 30 thousands.
Religionedit
The Zeliangrong worship the Supreme God Haipou Tingkao Ragwang or Tingwang (as known by the Zeme and liangmei) and other sylvan Gods. But most of them were converted to Christianity due to its wave during the 1950s.
Distributionedit
The Zeliangrongs have been living in the present location of their land since time immemorial, in a compact and contiguous geographical setting of approximately 12,000 km2 lying between 93 degrees E and 94 degree E longitude and 94.40 degrees and 24 degrees N latitude in N. C Hills of Assam; Peren district of Nagaland; Tamenglong district, Senapati district, Kangvai subdivision of Churachanpur district, Jiribam subdivision of Imphal district, Imphal valley and Cachar district along with various villages and its adjoining slopes in Manipur.
^G. K. Ghosh, Shukla Ghosh (1997). Women of Manipur (illustrated ed.). APH. p. 4. ISBN978-81-7024-897-2.
^Richard Kamei, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee, and Pradip Phanjoubam. Tribalism Without the Tribes. 8 August 2017.
^"'Salt' of the Soil-The Zeliangrong Story". FOOD FOR THOUGHT. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^"Bill 108 of 2011 and need to understand the words Naga Zeliangrong and balkanization". e-pao.net. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^"7 new districts formed in Manipur amid opposition by Nagas".
External linksedit
Zeliangrong History (The Exodus)
Introduction to Zeliangrong Nagas
A brief account of the Zeliangrong People
January 01, 1970
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