The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga notebook six

caption: origins of clans
medium: notes
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Tamlu
date: 11.9.1936
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 28.8.1936-26.10.1936
refnum: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: (82) There are two Noklang clans, the Great one and the Small one.
text: The Great Noklang clan came from the Ao country (Chantongia and Merangkong), the Small Noklang came from Tangsa, therefore it is called Tangsa Noklang. Members of both clans are in the two morungs: Tangha-ban & Menglem-ban. In the Menglem morung is one half 'for' the Noklang clan, this side is called Noklang-yep. (83) The "small" Noklang were not real Noklangs when they were in Tangsa, but when they came to Tamlu they became the "sons" of the other Noklang clan and took the name. The two Noklangs don't intermarry.