The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook three

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house list and marriage

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person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	8.1936-6.1937

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School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London

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(128) Wakching 21/8/1936

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SKETCH P.128

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(129) 1. DZEMANG (Ang-nok-phong, Balang) Ang of the morung
= Shinglong (Ang-nok-phong, of Chingtang)
1st daughter: Ngenpong
1st son: TEWANG
2nd son: LONGMEI
2nd daughter: Nang-pha
Dzemang's father Tewang (dead) was also morung Ang.

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(130) 2. YO-PHONG (Metahu, Balang)
= Linin (Ang-nok-phong, Balang) the real daughter of Tewang (1)

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This marriage apparently in conflict with the morung exogamy was possible as Tewang's family originally belonged to the Angban.
1st daughter: Shikna
1st son: WANPHEN
2nd son: YONGNA

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Shikna is married to CHING-IN (Yin-yong-hu, Ang-ban) but stays in her father's house.

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WANPHEN is married to Hen-long (Ang-nok-phong, Angban) daughter of the founder Ang Phong-yong.

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(131) 3. MANDZING (Mena's father)
MENA (Metahu, Balang)
= Lian (Sha-yong-hu, Aukheang)
1st son: TAGHAI
2nd son: TOMET

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