Which of the following tribes belongs to Nagaland?

The correct answer is Rengma.

Key Points

• Nagaland consists of 16 (Sixteen) Administrative Districts, inhabited by 17 major tribes along with other sub-tribes.
• In Nagaland, the Konyak are the largest tribe, followed by the Ao, Tangkhul, Sema, and Angami. Lotha, Sangtam, Phom, Chang, Khiemnungam, Yimchungre, Zeliang, Chakhesang (Chokri), and Rengma are some of the other Naga tribes.
• Rengma Tribe:
  • Rengma is a Naga tribe that lives in India's Nagaland and Assam states.
  • Rengmas in Nagaland number 62,951 people, whereas Rengmas in Assam number roughly 22,000 people, according to the 2011 Indian Census.
  • The Rengmas' headquarters in Nagaland is in Tseminyü District, whereas the Rengmas' headquarters in Assam is in Phentsero/Karenga Village.
  • The Eastern Rengmas and the Western Rengmas are the two groups of Rengma Nagas.
  • The Rengmas are terrace cultivation masters.
  • The Rengmas' harvest festival is known as Ngada. The Ngada festival lasts eight days and symbolizes the end of the agricultural season. This harvest festival takes place near the end of November.

Additional Information

• Bonda Tribe:
  • The Bonda are a Munda ethnic group who live in the isolated hill regions of southwestern Odisha's Malkangiri district, near the intersection of three states: Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh.
  • Dambaru Sisha took the oath of office as the first MLA from the Bonda tribe, which he descended from.
• Limbu Tribe:
  • The Limbu or Yakthung is a Sino-Tibetan indigenous tribe (Bhot-Burmeli) of Eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and Western Bhutan in the Himalayan area.
  • "Yakthung" or "Yakthum" is a derivative of Yaksha, according to ancient sources, and others translate it as "Yaksha winner."
  • It means "heroes of the hills" in the Limbu language which has a connection to the ancient Kiratis.
  • Only Limbu village chiefs are awarded the title Subba by the Shah Kings.
• Pnar Tribe:
  • The Pnar, also known as the Jaitia, is a Khasi sub-tribal group of Meghalaya, India.
  • They speak the Pnar language, which is related to the Khasi language and belongs to the Austro-Asiatic language family. 
  • The Pnar are Meghalayans who live in the West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills districts. 
  • Their main festivals are Behdeinkhlam, Chad Sukra, Chad Pastieh and Laho Dance.