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Chapter Twenty-six. Tribesmen Of Tirap |
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the very strong identity of Wanchus and Thendu Konyaks |
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The more I saw of the Wanchus of Niaunu and such neighouring villages as Niausa and Mintong, the stronger grew my conviction that they were a branch of the Thendu Konyaks, differing only in details of custom and dialect from such villages as Mon and Longkhai. Not only the social structure and many basic beliefs were virtually identical, but the whole atmosphere prevailing among the Wanchus reminded me constantly of my experiences in the Konyak villages some twenty miles to the west where I had lived twenty-five years ago. |
