Htangan, Zëūdiāng-Lainòng | |
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Total population | |
22,617 [1] | |
Languages | |
Lainong language | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Khiamniungan people, Other Naga people |
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The Lainong people, also known as the Lainong Naga, are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group that mostly resides in Naga Self-Administered Zone in Myanmar. [1] [2] [3] They are one of the major Naga ethnic group of Myanmar and mostly inhabiting the Lahe and Hkamti Townships in Myanmar. [4] Recent study shows that Lainong people are rich in traditional ecological knowledge, particularly, the remoteness area has better chance to preserve cultural knowledge and birds vocabulary. [5]