Darlong people
The Darlong people (Darlong: Darlong hnam) are a sub-tribe of Hmar, living in the state of Tripura, Mizoram and Assam of India. The Darlong call themselves ‘hriam’ or ‘manmasi nauhai’ (the first one literally meaning ‘people’. Manmasi is the ancestors of all the Hmar subtribes). They constitute less than one percent of the population of Tripura.
Darlong/Darlong Hmar | |
|---|---|
Darlong boys and girls in traditional dress | |
| Total population | |
| 11,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tripura, Mizoram | |
| Languages | |
| Darlong · English · Hmar | |
| Religion | |
| Christian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chin · Halam · Mizo · Kuki |