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Kisama Heritage Village (also Naga Heritage Village) is a Heritage Village located on the slopes of a hill between Kigwema and Phesama Villages in the Kohima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. The Heritage Village is the venue of the annual Hornbill Festival .
The Konyaks are a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. [1] They inhabit in the Mon District, which is also known as The Land of the Anghs. The Anghs/Wangs are their traditional chiefs whom they hold in high esteem. Facial tattoos were earned for taking an enemy's head. [2]
During the head hunting days, cutting of an enemy's head was considered an important trophy of war and proof of bravery. On returning to the village after a successful war raid, the enemy's head is taken to the morung and the I-li-tsuihang dance is performed with vigor, thereby their resolve to strengthen and defend their village is renewed. [6]
Konyaks are the largest ethnic group among the Nagas. They speak the Konyak language, a Sino-Tibetan language, with each village having their local dialect. The Konyaks were the last practising headhunters among the Nagas which continued into the 1960s. [9] The tribe embraced Christianity during the late 20th and early 21st century. Konyaks ...
Pang village is located in Thuonoknyu circle of Noklak district in Nagaland, India. [1] It is situated 25 km away from sub-district headquarter Thuonoknyu (tehsildar office) and 121 km away from parent district headquarter Tuensang. The language most widely spoken is Patsho Khiamniungan, that of the Patsho people there. [citation needed]
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Kingnyu, also known as Kingniu village, is a village located in Panso circle of Noklak district in Nagaland, India. It is situated 11 km away from sub-district headquarter Panso (tehsildar office), and 91 km away from district headquarter Tuensang. [1] [2] The language most widely spoken is Patsho Khiamniungan, that of the Patsho people there.
Lungwa, also known as Longwa, is a Konyak Naga village located in India and Myanmar (Burma) that straddles both sides in the Mon District of the Indian state of Nagaland and the Naga Self-Administered Zone of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. [2] The Lungwa Angh's house is situated in the middle of the border of India and Myanmar.