The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

printed - tour diary of the Deputy Commissioner of the Naga Hills for the year 1870-1872 (John Butler) volume two

caption:

back to Tophemah which is occupied by both Tengimah and Sema tribes

medium:

tours

person:

Sasema clan/ Tophema Nichonomah clan/ Tophema Sehonoma clan/ Tophema Guzunoma clan/ Tophema Kechinama clan/ Tophema Tinophinama clan/ Tophema

ethnicgroup:

Tengimah Sema

location:

Tophimah

date:

6.3.1872

production:

person:	Butler/ John
date:	22.11.1870-17.2.1873

note:

inaccurate spelling in the original text

text:

6th March, Wednesday. Moved camp into Tophemah - distance about 9 miles over a good road all the way. Enroute we again passed through Themoketsama. Tophema strange to say is occupied by two entirely distinct tribes, half the village being Tengimah and the other half Sema, both being together apparently at perfect peace although differing in speech, dress and custom. Tophema contains 198 houses divided as follows:-
_________________________________________Houses
__________Sasema_...___...___...___..._____30)_Tengimah_tribe
__________Nichonomah___...___...___..._____29)_total_99_houses
__________Sehonoma_____...___...___..._____40)
__________Guzunoma_____...___...___..._____20
__________Kechinama____...___...___..._____40
__________Tinophinama__...___...___..._____39
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______________________________Total_______198
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