Ao Naga

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Ao Naga are a major Naga ethnic group of northeastern India, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language, rich folk traditions, and influential role in the cultural and political life of Nagaland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ao Naga canonical 14
Moatsu (Ao Naga) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Naga tribe
Tibeto-Burman language
ethnic group
colonialContact American Baptist missionaries
conversionWave late 19th century
country India
culturalCenter Mokokchung town
linked to: Mokokchung
culturalRole influential in Nagaland cultural life
ethnicGroupOf India
Nagaland
hasFestival Moatsu festival
Tsüngremong festival
historicalReligion animism
knownFor distinct language
rich folk traditions
role in Nagaland politics
traditional festivals
traditional village councils
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
languageVariety Chungli dialect
Mongsen dialect
linguisticStatus one of the major Naga languages
locatedIn Northeastern India
linked to: Northeast India
majorTownAssociated Mokokchung
partOf Naga people
linked to: Naga peoples
politicalInfluence significant in Nagaland state formation
politicalRole influential in Nagaland political life
primarilyLocatedIn Mokokchung district
linked to: Mokokchung
region Upper Assam–Nagaland border area
linked to: Upper Assam

hills of central Nagaland
religion Christianity
scriptUsed Latin script
speaks Ao language
state Nagaland
subgroups Chungli Ao
Mongsen Ao
traditionalArchitecture thatched houses
traditionalArt beadwork
wood carving
traditionalDance warrior dances
traditionalDress distinctive shawls
traditionalEconomy shifting cultivation
wet rice cultivation
traditionalInstitution morung
traditionalMusic folk songs
log drum music
traditionalReligion belief in spirits

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagaland hasEthnicGroup Ao Naga
Naga peoples subgroup Ao Naga
Naga Hills ethnicGroup Ao Naga
Mokokchung ethnicCommunity Ao Naga
Ao language ethnicGroup Ao Naga
Dimapur district ethnicGroup Ao Naga
Moatsu Mong ethnicContext Ao Naga
Chungli Ao subgroupOf Ao Naga
Chungli dialect ethnicGroup Ao Naga
Naga notableFestival Moatsu (Ao Naga)
linked to: Ao Naga
Naga subgroup Ao Naga