The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook sixteen

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terms of address

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School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London

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(18) The Great Angs of Tang, Wankham, Yanha, Mon, Hang etc. are addressed by all the people of their villages who are younger than they as: "a dzong dzaniu" (elder brother - you great - tiger). By people elder than he, he is addressed as "dzaniu". The younger brothers of the Angs are also addressed as dzaniu. The Longkhai Ang is addressed "adzei dzong". The younger generation addresses the Chi Ang as: "abha dzong dzaniu", and the Longkhai Ang as: "abha-dzong".

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