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 (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ao Naga canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Naga tribe
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman language ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| colonialContact | American Baptist missionaries ⓘ |
| conversionWave | late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalCenter |
Mokokchung
ⓘ
surface form:
Mokokchung town
|
| 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 |
Northeast India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern India
|
| majorTownAssociated | Mokokchung ⓘ |
| partOf |
Naga peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Naga people
|
| politicalInfluence | significant in Nagaland state formation ⓘ |
| politicalRole | influential in Nagaland political life ⓘ |
| primarilyLocatedIn |
Mokokchung
ⓘ
surface form:
Mokokchung district
|
| region |
Upper Assam
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Assam–Nagaland border area
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.