Angami Naga

Southern Angami

This region also known as Japfüphiki is bounded on the south by the Mao Nagas, on the southwest by the Maram Nagas, on the west by the Zeliangrongs, on the northwest by the Western Angamis, on the north by the Northern Angamis, on the northeast by the Chokri Chakhesangs and on the southeast by the Khezha Chakhesangs.^[6]

The urban and rural centres are:

• Viswema, Jakhama, Kigwema, Khuzama, Phesama, Kidima, Mima, Mitelephe, Pfuchama, Kezoma, Kezo Basa, Kezo Town and Sakhabama (formerly Chakhabama).

Western Angami

This region is bounded by the Zeliangrongs on the west, on the southeast by the Southern Angamis, on the east by the Northern Angamis and on the northwest by the Chakhro Angamis.^{[citation needed]}

The urban and rural centres are:

• Khonoma, Jotsoma, Dzüleke, Sechü Zubza, Mezoma, Sechüma, Kiruphema, Peducha, Mengujüma and Thekrejüma.

Northern Angami

This region is bounded by the Western Angamis on the west, on the south by the Southern Angamis, on the east by the Chakhesang Nagas, the northeast by the Sümi Nagas, on the north by the Rengma Nagas and on the northwest by the Western Sümis.^{[citation needed]}

The urban and rural centres are:

• Kohima, Kohima Village, Chiephobozou, Chiechama, Nachama, Tuophema, Zhadima, Kijümetouma, Tsiemekhuma, Chüziema, Chedema, Meriema, Nerhema, Gariphema, Dihoma, Rüsoma, Tsiesema, Tsiesema basa, Seiyhama, Botsa and Phekerkrie.

Chakhro Angami

Mostly settled in the flatlands around the Districts of Chümoukedima, Dimapur and Niuland.^[7]

The urban and rural centres are:

• Chümoukedima District: Chümoukedima, Medziphema, Sovima, Kirha, Tenyiphe I, Tenyiphe II, Virazouma, Vidima, Rüzaphema, Seithekema, Pherima, Piphema, Sirhima, Toulazouma, Diphupar 'B' ^{[citation needed]}and Sodzülhou.

• Dimapur District: Kuda, Phevima, Signal Angami

• Niuland District: Tsiepama, Viphoma and parts of Seithekema^{[citation needed]}.

Former Eastern Angami

The former Eastern Angamis have separated and are now recognised as the Chakhesang Nagas.^{[citation needed]}

Cuisine

Galho is a popular Angami cuisine made from a mixture of rice, Himalayan knotweed, vegetables, and meats (pork or beef), etc.^[8][9] Rice is an important part of their diet.^[10]

Religion

The majority of Angami Naga follow the Christian faith, whilst only .77% follow animism.^[10]

• Christianity

Christian missionary activity among the Angami began in the late 19th century. The first missionary to work among the Angami Nagas was the American Baptist missionary Rev. C. D. King and his wife, who established the mission work at Kohima in 1881. Today, the majority of Angami Nagas identify as Christian, predominantly adhering to Baptist Christianity.^[11]

• Other religions

The traditional Angami religion is known as Pfütsana or Krüna. Although more than 99% of the Angamis are Christian, they are among the few Nagas with a surviving indigenous religious minority. According to the 1991 Census of India, there were 1760 practitioners of Pfütsana, a figure which declined to 884 in the 2001 census. Practitioners are concentrated in several villages in the southern part of Kohima District. In 1987, the religious organisation Japfüphiki Pfütsana was established to preserve and institutionalise indigenous Angami religious practices.^[12]

Festivals

• Sekrenyi

The Angamis celebrate a ten-day festival called Sekrenyi. A purification festival is observed to wash off past sins.

• Te–l Khukhu

Te–l Khukhu is a festival that falls on the 13th of Chünyi (July). It is a time of giving and sharing food with each other. This is the only festival dedicated to girls. Gone were the days when different animistic rituals were performed, but with the advent of Christianity, the rituals were no longer performed. Today, it is celebrated as a time of get-togetherness and sharing with the dear and near ones.^[13]

• Other Festivals

Other notable festivals include Terhünyi, Ngonyi, Chadanyi, and Kerunyi.^[14]