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	{{Short description\|~~Indigenous Naga people~~ ethnic group}}		{{Short description\|Sino-Tibeto indigenous ethnic group in the northeast India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2019}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2019}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2019}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2019}}
			{{for\|the surname\|Kabui (surname)}}
	{{Infobox ethnic group		{{Infobox ethnic group
	\| group = Rongmei		\| group = Rongmei
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
	\| image = Kabui ~~Naga dance at Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi IMG 1222 07~~.jpg		\| image = File:Kabui Woman.jpg
	\| population = ~~170~~,800 (2011 Census)		\| caption = Rongmei/Kabui woman
	\| languages = [[Rongmei language]]		\| population = 188,800 (2011 Census){{cn\|date=September 2023}}{{vn\|date=September 2023}}
			\| languages = [[Rongmei language]]
	\| regions = [[Northeast India]]		\| regions = [[Northeast India]]
	\| religions = [[Christianity]] (~~majority)~~, Poupei Chapriak, ~~Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak~~		\| religions = [[Christianity]],
	\| related = ~~[[Meitei people]],~~ [[Zeme people\|Zeme]], [[Liangmai ~~Naga~~ people\|Liangmai]]~~, other [[Naga people]]s~~		Folk Religion ([[Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak]], [[Poupei Chapriak]], [[Heraka]]).{{cn\|date=September 2023}}{{vn\|date=September 2023}}
			\| related = [[Zeme people\|Zeme]], [[Liangmai people\|Liangmai]]
	}}		}}
	~~The '''Rongmei~~ people~~''', also known as the '''Rongmei Naga''', are a [[Tibeto-Burmese]] indigenous [[ethnic group]] of [[Northeast India]].~~		{{Naga people}}

	~~Some historians and~~ [[~~anthropologist~~]]~~s have earlier recorded them as Kabui along with~~ [[~~Inpui Naga people~~\|~~Inpui~~]]. They are recognised as Scheduled Tribes ~~(STs) by~~ the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes): Order, 1950\|publisher=[[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)]]\|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/ld/subord/rule9a.htm}}</ref> They celebrate festivals like Gaan Ngai, Rih Ngai, Tun Ngai, Guh Dui Ngai, Matui Ngai, etc.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Significance of Gaan Ngai \|url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/significance-of-gaan-ngai-important-festival-of-rongmei-naga/ \|access-date=25 July 2023 \|website=Eastern Mirror \|publisher=Eastern Mirror}}</ref>		The '''Rongmeis''' (also known as '''Kabui''') are one of the [[Naga people\|Naga]] ethnic communities of [[Northeast India\|North-East India]]. They are recognised as a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|scheduled tribe]] in the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes): Order, 1950\|publisher=[[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)]]\|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/ld/subord/rule9a.htm}}</ref>

	~~Eventually, under the leadership~~ of [[~~Haipou Jadonang~~]]~~<ref name="Ghosh1992">{{cite book~~\|~~url={{google books~~ \|~~plainurl=y \|id=QwqBAAAAMAAJ}}\|title=Tribals and Their Culture in Assam~~, ~~Meghalaya, and Mizoram\|author=G. K~~. ~~Ghosh\|date=1 January 1992\|publisher=Ashish Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7024-455-4\|access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref>~~ and ~~his successor~~ [[~~Rani Gaidinliu~~]]~~,<ref name="Kusumlata2002">{{cite book~~\|~~url=~~{{~~google books \|plainurl=y \|id=6Mm6puVRqGAC}}\|title=Rani Gaidinliu\|author=Kusumlata Nayyar\|publisher=Ocean Books\|year=2002\|isbn=978-81-88322-09-1~~\|~~access-~~date=~~12 June 2013~~}}~~</ref> the Rongmei rebelled against British rule in the 1930s. This rebellion gave momentum to and garnered support for the vision of ''Naga Raj''.~~		They share similarity with their kindred tribes of [[Zeme people\|Zeme]], [[Liangmai people\|Liangmai]] and [[Inpui Naga people\|Inpui]], which together are known as [[Zeliangrong]]. Some historians and [[anthropologist]]s have earlier recorded them as Kabui along with [[Inpui Naga people\|Inpui people]].{{Citation needed\|date=August 2024}}

	== ~~Religion~~ ==		== Festival ==
	~~=== Rongmei Baptist Churches Council ===~~		The [[Gaan-Ngai]] festival (post-harvest festival) is celebrated annually between December and January{{Clarify\|reason=It can be in December "and" January, or it can be December "or" January. There's nothing "between December and January"\|date=September 2025}}. It follows the lunar calendar and is celebrated on the 13th day of the Wakching or Gaan Ngai buh. It is celebrated to worship the Supreme God Haipou Tingkao Ragwang.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rongmei celebrates Chakaan Gaan Ngai 2024 in Kohima \|url=https://morungexpress.com/rongmei-celebrates-chakaan-gaan-ngai-2024-in-kohima \|access-date=6 July 2024 \|agency=Morung Express \|publisher=Morung Express \|date=25 January 2024}}</ref>
	~~'''Rongmei Baptist Churches Council'''~~ (~~RBCC~~)~~, formally known as Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA)<ref>~~{{~~Cite web \|title=RNBA renamed RBCC during MBC general assembly~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://www~~.~~ifp.co.in/manipur/rnba-renamed-rbcc-during-mbc-general-assembly~~ \|~~access-~~date=~~2022-08-20 \|website=Imphal Free Press \|language=en~~}}~~</ref>~~ is the ~~parent body~~ of ~~[[Rongmei Naga people\|Rongmei]] churches of [[Manipur]] and [[Assam]] in [[Northeast India\|North East India]]~~.<ref>{{~~Cite web~~ \|title=Rongmei ~~Naga Baptist Association (RNBA), Imphal {{!}} Azim Premji Foundation~~ \|url=https://~~azimpremjifoundation~~.~~org/content~~/rongmei-~~naga~~-~~baptist~~-~~association~~-~~rnba~~-~~imphal~~ \|access-date=~~2022-08-20 \|website=azimpremjifoundation.org}}</ref> There are more than 200 [[Church (building)\|churches]] which are affiliated with Rongmei Baptist Churches Council.<ref>{{Cite web~~ \|~~title~~=~~7th Youth Conference of RNBA from Jan 15 : 11th jan19 ~ E-Pao! Headlines~~ \|~~url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src~~=~~25..110119.jan19~~ \|~~access-~~date=~~2022-08-20 \|website=e-pao.net~~}}</ref>

	== ~~Notable people~~ ==		== Rebellion ==
	* [[Alana Golmei]]		During the Colonial period, under the leadership of [[Haipou Jadonang Malangmei]]<ref name="Ghosh1992">{{cite book\|url={{google books \|plainurl=y \|id=QwqBAAAAMAAJ}}\|title=Tribals and Their Culture in Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram\|author=G. K. Ghosh\|date=1 January 1992\|publisher=Ashish Publishing House\|isbn=978-81-7024-455-4\|access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> and his successor [[Rani Gaidinliu Pamei]],<ref name="Kusumlata2002">{{cite book\|url={{google books \|plainurl=y \|id=6Mm6puVRqGAC}}\|title=Rani Gaidinliu\|author=Kusumlata Nayyar\|publisher=Ocean Books\|year=2002\|isbn=978-81-88322-09-1\|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> the Rongmeis along with other [[Zeliangrong]] tribes rebelled against British rule in the 1930s.
	* [[Grace Dangmei]]
	* [[Gaikhangam Gangmei]]
	* [[Gangmumei Kamei]]
	* [[Haipou Jadonang]]
	* [[~~Jiangam Kamei~~]]
	* [[~~Meijinlung Kamson]]~~
	* [[Rani Gaidinliu]]

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*[[Hill tribes of Northeast India]]		*[[Hill tribes of Northeast India]]
	*[[Nagaland]]
	*[[Tamenglong]]		*[[Tamenglong]]
	*[[Zeliangrong]]		*[[Zeliangrong]]
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	==~~External links~~==		== Further reading ==
	*[~~http~~://~~www~~.~~nambon~~.~~com www~~.~~nambon.com] - Zeliangrong community information~~		* {{cite book \|title=Folk Songs of Kabui (Rongmei) \|editor=Ragongning Gangmei \|publisher=The Directorate For The Development of Tribals and Backward Classes \|location=Manipur \|date=1991}}
			* {{cite book \|title=The Cultural Heritage of Manipur \|editor1=Sanjenbam Yaiphaba Meitei \|editor2=Sarit K. Chaudhuri \|editor3=M.C. Arunkumar \|publisher=Routledge \|date=2021 \|isbn=9780367677572 \|chapter=The Kabui (Rongmei) Folk Song of Manipur \|first=GAIHEMLU \|last=KAMEI \|pp=319-338}}
			* {{cite book \|title=The Cultural Heritage of Manipur \|editor1=Sanjenbam Yaiphaba Meitei \|editor2=Sarit K. Chaudhuri \|editor3=M.C. Arunkumar \|publisher=Routledge \|date=2021 \|isbn=9780367677572 \|chapter=Cultural Heritage of Rongmei Tribe with Reference to Dance, Religion and Festival \|first1=PETER \|last1=PANMEI \|first2=RABIKANTA \|last2=SINGH \|pp=395-414}}
			* {{Cite thesis \|title=A study on folktale of rongmei community of manipur with particular references to moral values \|last=Thaimei \|first=Cecilia \|publisher=Mahatma Gandhi University \|location=[[Meghalaya]] \|date=2025 \|hdl=10603/680443 \|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/680443 \|type=PhD}}

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{{Short description|Indigenous Naga people ethnic group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Rongmei
| native_name =
| image = Kabui Naga dance at Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi IMG 1222 07.jpg
| population = 170,800 (2011 Census)
| languages = [[Rongmei language]]
| regions = [[Northeast India]]
| religions = [[Christianity]] (majority), Poupei Chapriak, Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak
| related = [[Meitei people]], [[Zeme people|Zeme]], [[Liangmai Naga people|Liangmai]], other [[Naga people]]s
}}
The '''Rongmei people''', also known as the '''Rongmei Naga''', are a [[Tibeto-Burmese]] indigenous [[ethnic group]] of [[Northeast India]].

Some historians and [[anthropologist]]s have earlier recorded them as Kabui along with [[Inpui Naga people|Inpui]]. They are recognised as Scheduled Tribes (STs) by the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes): Order, 1950|publisher=[[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)]]|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/ld/subord/rule9a.htm}}</ref> They celebrate festivals like Gaan Ngai, Rih Ngai, Tun Ngai, Guh Dui Ngai, Matui Ngai, etc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Significance of Gaan Ngai |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/significance-of-gaan-ngai-important-festival-of-rongmei-naga/ |access-date=25 July 2023 |website=Eastern Mirror |publisher=Eastern Mirror}}</ref>

Eventually, under the leadership of [[Haipou Jadonang]]<ref name="Ghosh1992">{{cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=QwqBAAAAMAAJ}}|title=Tribals and Their Culture in Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram|author=G. K. Ghosh|date=1 January 1992|publisher=Ashish Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7024-455-4|access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> and his successor [[Rani Gaidinliu]],<ref name="Kusumlata2002">{{cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=6Mm6puVRqGAC}}|title=Rani Gaidinliu|author=Kusumlata Nayyar|publisher=Ocean Books|year=2002|isbn=978-81-88322-09-1|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> the Rongmei rebelled against British rule in the 1930s. This rebellion gave momentum to and garnered support for the vision of ''Naga Raj''.

== Religion ==
=== Rongmei Baptist Churches Council ===
'''Rongmei Baptist Churches Council''' (RBCC), formally known as Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=RNBA renamed RBCC during MBC general assembly |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/manipur/rnba-renamed-rbcc-during-mbc-general-assembly |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en}}</ref> is the parent body of [[Rongmei Naga people|Rongmei]] churches of [[Manipur]] and [[Assam]] in [[Northeast India|North East India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA), Imphal {{!}} Azim Premji Foundation |url=https://azimpremjifoundation.org/content/rongmei-naga-baptist-association-rnba-imphal |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=azimpremjifoundation.org}}</ref> There are more than 200 [[Church (building)|churches]] which are affiliated with Rongmei Baptist Churches Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7th Youth Conference of RNBA from Jan 15 : 11th jan19 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=25..110119.jan19 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Alana Golmei]]
* [[Grace Dangmei]]
* [[Gaikhangam Gangmei]]
* [[Gangmumei Kamei]]
* [[Haipou Jadonang]]
* [[Jiangam Kamei]]
* [[Meijinlung Kamson]]
* [[Rani Gaidinliu]]

== See also ==
*[[Hill tribes of Northeast India]]
*[[Nagaland]]
*[[Tamenglong]]
*[[Zeliangrong]]
*[[List of Naga tribes]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nambon.com www.nambon.com] - Zeliangrong community information

{{Naga tribes}}
{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}

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