Poumei
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The Poumai or Poumai Naga is a community predominantly inhabiting the Senapati District of Manipur, though there are villages that fall in the Nagaland state of India. Manipur and Nagaland are states that are situated in the North-Eastern part of India. The Poumai community ( or Poumais) is one of the main communities in Senapati District. According to the 2001 census, the population of Poumai Naga Tribe is found to be about 1,44,505 in Manipur and 6500 in Phek district, Nagaland. Poumai Nagas are spread over 100 villages that have been broadly divided into three blocks: Paomata, Lepaona and Chilevei. The language spoken by Poumai is called Poula.
Poumais in general follow Christianity. The people are known for fidelity and wisdom.
The Poumai Nagas have many festivals, dances, songs and performing arts. The most popular dances are Asa-do(prosperity dance), Rieh-do(war dance), Tata-do(ploughing demo dance), Mate-do(seed sowing dance), Chachu-do(harvest dance) etc.
The Poumai Naga has been recognised as one of the distinct tribes in India by Govt. of India in the year 2003.
(THE HEADING POUMEI IS WRONG, IT SHOULD BE POUMAI, PLEASE SOMEONE CORRECT THE SPELLING)
