PowerPoint presentation of tribal communities of Nagaland and manipur

1. TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF
NAGALAND AND MANIPUR

2. Lifestyle of Nagaland tribal community
◦With a difference in language, all tribes have a similar leafy
dress code, eating habits and traditional laws. Nagas are
mostly Christians. The state is regarded as the most Baptist
state in the world as 75% of it is dominated by them.
◦Soft-heartedness and hospitality of Nagas leave anyone
visiting the place astounded.

3. Lifestyle of manipur tribal community
◦The most important aspect of Manipuri culture is that the
people of Manipur have retained the traditional style along
with the contemporary ones. People of Manipur are very
enthusiastic about their traditional art and dance forms.
◦Each ethnic groups of Manipur has its own distinct art, music
and dance forms.

4. Language of Nagaland tibal community
◦Nagamese,” or Naga Pidgin, is the official language of
Nagaland, but each tribe has its own dialect; many also speak
English thanks to the efforts of Baptist missionaries in the late
19th century. These missionaries also converted a great
majority of the Naga people to Christianity.

5. Language of manipur tribal community
◦Manipuri language, Manipuri Meiteilon, also called Meitei
(Meetei), a Tibeto-Burman language spoken predominantly
in Manipur, a northeastern state of India. Smaller speech
communities exist in the Indian states of Assam, Mizoram,
and Tripura, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar
(Burma).

6. Special features of Nagaland tribal
community
◦They regard their festivals sacrosanct and participation in
celebration is compulsory
◦They celebrate their distinct seasonal festivals with a
pageantry of colour and a feast of music.
◦Most of these festivals revolve round agriculture, it being the
main-stay of Naga society.

7. Special features of manipur tribal
community
◦Aimol Tribe Manipur presents a variety of traditions and
cultural patterns.
◦ The most important aspect of Manipuri culture is that the people of
Manipur have retained the traditional style along with the
contemporary ones.
◦ People of Manipur are very enthusiastic about their traditional art and
dance forms.