Ao Naga

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Ao Naga are a major Naga ethnic group of northeastern India, known for their distinct Tibeto-Burman language, rich folk traditions, and influential role in the cultural and political life of Nagaland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ao Naga canonical 14
Moatsu (Ao Naga) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Naga tribe ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman language ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
colonialContact American Baptist missionaries ⓘ
conversionWave late 19th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalCenter Mokokchung town ⓘ
linked to: Mokokchung
culturalRole influential in Nagaland cultural life ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf India ⓘ
Nagaland ⓘ
hasFestival Moatsu festival ⓘ
Tsüngremong festival ⓘ
historicalReligion animism ⓘ
knownFor distinct language ⓘ
rich folk traditions ⓘ
role in Nagaland politics ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
traditional village councils ⓘ
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ
languageVariety Chungli dialect ⓘ
Mongsen dialect ⓘ
linguisticStatus one of the major Naga languages ⓘ
locatedIn Northeastern India ⓘ
linked to: Northeast India
majorTownAssociated Mokokchung ⓘ
partOf Naga people ⓘ
linked to: Naga peoples
politicalInfluence significant in Nagaland state formation ⓘ
politicalRole influential in Nagaland political life ⓘ
primarilyLocatedIn Mokokchung district ⓘ
linked to: Mokokchung
region Upper Assam–Nagaland border area ⓘ
linked to: Upper Assam

hills of central Nagaland ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scriptUsed Latin script ⓘ
speaks Ao language ⓘ
state Nagaland ⓘ
subgroups Chungli Ao ⓘ
Mongsen Ao ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture thatched houses ⓘ
traditionalArt beadwork ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
traditionalDance warrior dances ⓘ
traditionalDress distinctive shawls ⓘ
traditionalEconomy shifting cultivation ⓘ
wet rice cultivation ⓘ
traditionalInstitution morung ⓘ
traditionalMusic folk songs ⓘ
log drum music ⓘ
traditionalReligion belief in spirits ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagaland → hasEthnicGroup → Ao Naga ⓘ
Naga peoples → subgroup → Ao Naga ⓘ
Naga Hills → ethnicGroup → Ao Naga ⓘ
Mokokchung → ethnicCommunity → Ao Naga ⓘ
Ao language → ethnicGroup → Ao Naga ⓘ
Dimapur district → ethnicGroup → Ao Naga ⓘ
Moatsu Mong → ethnicContext → Ao Naga ⓘ
Chungli Ao → subgroupOf → Ao Naga ⓘ
Chungli dialect → ethnicGroup → Ao Naga ⓘ
Naga → notableFestival → Moatsu (Ao Naga) ⓘ
linked to: Ao Naga
Naga → subgroup → Ao Naga ⓘ