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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 120,000 approx. in Myanmar and 61,647 (2011), Nagaland[1] | |
| Languages | |
| 1 Patsho Khiamniungan 2 Khiamniungan language | |
| Religion | |
| Approximately 99%[citation needed] Christianity and 1% Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Naga people |
The Khiamniungans are a Naga ethnic group, with approximately 35% of the population inhabiting in Noklak District in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland and the rest in the Naga Self-Administered Zone and Hkamti District of Myanmar.[2] They were also called Kalyo-Kengnyu ("slate-house dwellers") during the British Raj.[3]
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- ^ Ved Prakash (2007). Encyclopaedia Of North-east India Vol# 5. Atlantic. pp. 2137–2139. ISBN 978-81-269-0707-6.
- ^ Hamlet Bareh, ed. (2001). Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Nagaland (Volume 6). Mittal. p. 259. ISBN 978-81-7099-787-0.