Liangmai people
Kwoireng, Liyang, Liangmai zat | |
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Liangmai youths performing folk dance | |
| Total population | |
| 60,000 approx. (2011) | |
| Languages | |
| Lianglad | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Christianity Minority: Polytheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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The Liangmai people are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group that inhabit Nagaland and Manipur states of Northeast India. Their villages are mostly spread across the Peren district in Nagaland and Tamenglong, Senapati, Kangpokpi in Manipur. They are a part of the larger Naga tribes and have a similar language and culture. A majority of the Liangmais practise Christianity while a small section in Tening village of Nagaland still adheres to traditional Heraka religious practices.