International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 3 5 2014 May 14 Understanding the Origin of the terms ‘WUNG’, ‘HAO’ and ‘TANGKHUL’ 36 40 EN KarNabendu Sekhar 1 Department of Geography, Ballygunge Campus, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata-700019, INDIA Mondal Anushri 1 Raghunathganj Girl’s High School, Balighata Rd, Raghunathganj, West Bengal 742213, INDIA Roy Debasish 2 Geography, Ahiran Hemangini Vidyayatan High School,West Bengal
 Noraniza Yusoff 1 School of Government, UUM College of Law, Government and International Studies (UUM COLGIS) 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah DarulAman, MALAYSIA Manigreeva Krishnatreya 1 Department of Hospital Cancer Registry, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati-781016, INDIA Hoque Nazmul 2 Jagannath DevSharma 3 Kataki AmalChandra 4 Manzoor Shazia 1 Department of Social Work, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA Shabanakhurshid 2 RajdeepKaur Reena 1 Economics Department, C.D.L.U., Sirsa, Hariyana, INDIA Nikita 2 Ramchandra Pramanik 1 Political Science, Jhargram Raj College (Govt), Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, INDIA Somingam Mawon 1 Department of Cultural and Creative Studies, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Shillong, Meghalaya, 793022, INDIA > Research Article 2014 3 7 2014 May 14 Understanding the origin and meaning of nomenclature of the ‘people’ or term referring to the ‘people’ is as important as identity of the people itself. At times, terms and nomenclatures of the ‘people’ are given by non locals. In the Naga context, the term ‘Naga’ itself is non-local, nomenclature of its federating tribes like Tangkhul is non-local, and names of many Tangkhul villages like Ukhrul, Tushen, Lambui, and Hundung etc. are given by non local administrators, missionaries, anthropologists and neighbouring communities among others. The core focus of the paper is to understand the origin of the terms WUNG, HAO and TANGKHUL. It also brings in the hypothesis of ‘Tangkhul-Meitei Origin’ while attempting to understand the people in brief. One of the main arguments of the paper is that the term HAO is the original or traditional nomenclature of the Tangkhul Nagas. Copyright@ International Science Community Association