The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook on his return to Nagaland, 1970

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clans in Dimasa village

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person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	8.8.1970-8.9.1970

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14/8/1970 Bara Wapu. Dimasa village.

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Owun clan: Naidingsa Gaonbura of this clan. Clans are exogamous, with one exception. In the Diungmak there is the Thaosensa clan.

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This remained as border outpost. They were alone and sought permission from the king to marry within the clan.
male clan: sengpong
female clan: jadi

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Clans in Bara Wapu:
__male clans: Langthasa
______________Rionsa
______________Thaosensa
______________Kempraisha
______________Hagjersa
______________Bodursa
______________Dibragedesa
______________Longmai
__Female_clans:_Diungmani
________________Madaimani
________________Mairongmani
________________Rajamani
________________Miungmani
________________Saidimani
________________Bugumani
________________Banglaimani
________________Saikudi
________________Yamtaidi

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All male clans have their separate deities, both male and female. The only female clan with its own deity is Madaimani - it is a male deity. Non-Kacharis could be adopted in the clan. Such a person was given a male or a female clan. This practice does not survive. Girls are of their mother's clan, and are known by that, but nowadays girls write their father's name as surname. There is only one nodrang (morung) in the village (no = house, drang has no meaning).

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