The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook two

caption: origins of Wakching people
medium: notes
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Wakching
date: 26.7.1936
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 23.6.1936-6.1937
acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: Yengyudang (Shiong language - Yeng-yu-gang) - the place where the people of Wakching came from, - it is across the Dikhu, Bu-ang-lem - the name of the road on which then came (old men coming road). Wanching come from the same place - like brothers (78) Maikokwemniu - was a very big gourd out of which all men came.
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