The Anāl tribe is a Naga community native to Manipur state in North-East India and also found in parts of Myanmar. They are recognized as a Scheduled Tribe in accordance with the Indian Constitution. The Anāl tribe is one of the sixty-six Naga tribes that make up the Naga ancestral homeland. Their population is distributed between India and Myanmar. In India, the Anāl tribe is primarily concentrated in the state of Manipur, with a significant presence in the Chandel district. There are also a few Anāl villages in neighboring districts such as Churachandpur and Thoubal. In Myanmar, the Anāls reside in the Sagaing sub-division. Historically, the Anāl people freely moved and interacted between the regions that are now part of India and Myanmar. However, with the demarcation of boundaries and subsequent restrictions on movement, these interactions have ceased. Despite being one of the oldest inhabitants of the hill areas in Manipur, the Anāl population remains relatively small. According t...
The origin of the Nagas is not know, believed to be from China that migrated south of the Himalayas. The first record of China people in India is from around the 10th century B.C. Based on linguistic evidence, it is believed that the Nagas and other Indians of Chinese descent originated in a region between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers in northwestern China and arrived in India in several waves of migrations that took place over several centuries after Aryans arrived.