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Maring
Total population
25,800[1]
Languages
Maring
Religion
Christianity, Animism[2]

Maring people, are a Tangkhul–Maring ethnic group of Northeast Indian state of Manipur.[3] They live in the Chandel district along the north border and in the Tengnoupal district.[4] They speak the Maring language.[5] The Marings identify with the Naga people.[6] The Marings do not have a system of hereditary chiefs.[7]

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  1. "Census of India 2011: Language" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General of India. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018.
  2. "The Marings". maringtribe.in. Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. Hodson, TC (1911). Tribes of Manipur.
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  5. Thurgood, Graham (2016), "Sino-Tibetan: Genetic and Areal Subgroups", in Graham Thurgood; Randy J. LaPolla (eds.), The Sino-Tibetan Languages (2 ed.), Taylor & Francis, p. 22, ISBN 9781315399492
  6. Kipgen, Nehginpao (October–December 2011), "Ethnic Conflict in India: A Case Study of the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur", The Indian Journal of Political Science, 72 (4): 1046, JSTOR 41856539
  7. Kipgen, Nehginpao (October–December 2011), "Ethnic Conflict in India: A Case Study of the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur", The Indian Journal of Political Science, 72 (4): 1048, JSTOR 41856539

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