The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters

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Noksang clans and Chang marriage price

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notes

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Chongfu clan Ung clan Lomo clan Kangsho clan Hakiyung clan Hingchose clan

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Chang

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person:	Archer/ W.G.
date:	1946-1948
refnum:	16:30

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Chang - Noksang.

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Ung clan.

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1. Chongfu clan - is the superior.

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2. Ung - is the next in order.

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3. Lomo

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4. Kangsho

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5. Hakiyung

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6. Hingchose.

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Two kinds of Ung:

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1. Ungchetpo - exposed to no gennas - apotia death, death by tiger - no disabilities - can take a sold slave into his house (other clans forbidden to do this) - announces gennas - can handle apotia bodies - does the log-drum worship - cannot eat beef or dog (can eat mithan and pork).

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2. Ung - is like other clans and is exposed to same gennas.

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Marriage price.

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For a rich girl - 1 mithan, 1 cow, 1 pig.

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ordinary - 2 big pigs, Rs. 10/-

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Changs keep up to 3 wives - not genna to take more but in practice they don't - a big man with a big house takes more than one in order to help with the house and fields.

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