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[[File:A Thangal tribal old woman of Thangal Surung village, presenting gifts (including Yongchaak - Parkia speciosa) to Khaidem Pramodini, a Meitei authoress from Imphal.jpg|thumb|250px|A Thangal tribal old woman of Thangal Surung village, presenting gifts, including {{langnf|mni|Yongchaak|[[Parkia speciosa]]}}, to Khaidem Pramodini, a [[Meitei literature|Meitei author]] from [[Imphal]]]] |
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Thangals are one of the indigenous Naga tribes restricted to the Senapati district of the state of Manipur in the North-east India. |
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They speak the Thangal language which is resembles Maram and Rongmei.They are Mongoloid in appearance. They are close-knit and live in hill villages. Traditionally Thangals are farmers cultivating a range of crops such as Paddy, pulses and vegetables such as Brinjal, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Chillies, Cucumber and Mustard leaf fruits such as Mango, Papaya, Plantain, Pomegranate, and fruits locally known as Tii. |
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Some villages practice Jhum or the slash and burn agriculture. Animal husbandry and poultry farming are also the occupations which make them self-sufficient. |
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[[Maamalang]] |
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The Maamalang festival is celebrated post monsoon after transplantation of paddy. |
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[[Thangal Day]] |
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[[Contemporary Thangals]] |
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Presently there are 13 Thangal Villages with an overall population of about 3000. Contemporary Thangals are employed in the government and private sectors. Literacy rate is nearly 50 percent. They practice and profess Protestant Christianity. |
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[[Important Thangals]] |
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The '''Thangal people''', also known as the '''Thangal Naga''', are a [[Tibeto-Burman]] [[ethnic group]] inhabiting [[Senapati district]] in the [[Northeast India]]n state of [[Manipur]]. |
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They speak the [[Thangal language]], which resembles [[Maram language|Maram]], and [[Rongmei language|Rongmei]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Thangal language |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/nki |publisher=Ethnologue}}</ref> |
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They use [[Meitei language]] as their [[second language]] (L2) according to the [[Ethnologue]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=[[Ethnologue]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724203234/https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |archive-date=24 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Presently there are 13 Thangal villages. They are found in eleven hill villages of the Senapati District: Angkailongdi, Katomei Makeng, Makeng Cheijinba, Ngaihang, Mapao Thangal, Mayangkhang, Ningthoupham, Thangal Surung, Tumnoupokpi, Yaikongpao and Takaimei.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Pampuinath |first1=Babina |last2=Meitei |first2=Maibam Dhanaraj |date=2021-03-10 |title=Traditional Knowledge of Medicinal Plants among the Thangal–Naga Ethnic Group of Manipur, India |url=https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/120/05/0945.pdf |journal=Current Science |volume=120 |issue=5 |pages=945 |doi=10.18520/cs/v120/i5/945-950 |s2cid=238954104 |issn=0011-3891}}</ref> |
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==Society== |
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Traditionally, the Thangals are both horticulturalists and agriculturalists.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | 13 August is celebrated as Thangal Day. This is to commemorate the martyrdom of Lungthoubu Thangal,<ref>{{cite web |title=Thangal General descendant of the hills |url=http://manipuronline.com/potpourri/profiles/thangal-general-a-descendant-of-the-hills/2006/09/25 |website=Manipur Online}}</ref> better known as Thangal Menjor, or popularly as Thangal general in the year 1891. |
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==References== |
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{{Naga tribes}} |
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{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}} |
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[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]] |
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The Thangal people, also known as the Thangal Naga, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting Senapati district in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur. They speak the Thangal language, which resembles Maram, and Rongmei.[1] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[2]
Presently there are 13 Thangal villages. They are found in eleven hill villages of the Senapati District: Angkailongdi, Katomei Makeng, Makeng Cheijinba, Ngaihang, Mapao Thangal, Mayangkhang, Ningthoupham, Thangal Surung, Tumnoupokpi, Yaikongpao and Takaimei.[3]
Traditionally, the Thangals are both horticulturalists and agriculturalists.[3]
13 August is celebrated as Thangal Day. This is to commemorate the martyrdom of Lungthoubu Thangal,[4] better known as Thangal Menjor, or popularly as Thangal general in the year 1891.
