Tangkhul people
Tangkhul men performing a folk dance in traditional attire | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 178,568 (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Tangkhulic languages, Sorbung, Falam, Meitei | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Animism. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Maring, Uipo, Northwestern Kuki-Chin-speaking peoples, Meitei, Chin |
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The Tangkhuls, also known as the Tangkhul Nagas, are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group living in the Indo–Myanmar border area, occupying the Ukhrul district and Kamjong district in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur, and in parts of neighbouring Myanmar. Despite this international border, many Tangkhul have continued to regard themselves as "one nation". The name "Tangkhul" is originated from the Meitei language words, "Tang" meaning "scarce" and "Khul" meaning "village" respectively. According to another theory of origin, the term "Tangkhul" is derived from "Thankhul", meaning "Than village" in Meitei language.