Naga
1[ nah-gah ]
/ ˈnɑ gɑ /
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noun, plural Na·gas, (especially collectively) Na·ga for 1.
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
any of the Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by the Naga.
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Naga
/ (ˈnɑːɡə) /
noun
plural Nagas or Naga a member of a people of NE India and W Myanmar: until the early 20th century they practised head-hunting
the language of this people, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages and having many dialects
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