Tangsa Naga
The Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga, are of Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group of the Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. They also reside in Sagaing Region and parts of Kachin State of Myanmar. In Myanmar they were formerly known as Rangpang, Pangmi, and Haimi. They speak their own language Tangsa.
Tangshang | |
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Diorama and wax figures of Tangsa people in Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | N/A |
| Arunachal Pradesh | N/A |
| Myanmar | N/A |
| Sagaing Region | N/A |
| Kachin State | N/A |
| Languages | |
| Tangsa language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Animism (mostly Rangfrah), Hinduism (Buddhism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Naga, Nocte, Konyak, Jingpho | |
Tangsa is the largest Naga ethnic group having an approximate population of 450,000. They are a scheduled group under the Indian Constitution (where they are listed under 'other Naga tribes') and there are many sub-groups within Tangsa on both sides of the border.
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