Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Mao are one of the major tribes constituting the Nagas a group of tribes spread over the easternmost part of India and the western border region of Myanmar. The Maos inhabit the northern part of Manipur State of India bounded by similar Naga tribes such as the Angami and Chakhesang tribes in the north the Maram and Zeme Naga tribes in the west and south and the Tangkhul and Poumai tribes in the east. The Maos are also known as Memei or Ememei in their own language.