Naga.
Indo-Chinese: aboriginal tribes of snake worshippers; same as Kookie. The word “Naga” means “snake” or “serpent” in Sanskrit; compare the Latin “a-nguis.” Pánchála, the ancient dominion of the Nágás, is now Rohilcund; they were also in the Deccan. Mr. Hunter distinguishes the following dialects, viz.: Angami, Khari, Mithan, Namsang, Nowgong, Tablung, Tengsa. See Vocabys. in “Comp. Dicty.”
⁂ It is also used as a general term applied to mountaineers of the N.E. frontier of Bengal. W. E.
Nagailer.
American: tribe of Tacullies or Carriers; also called Chin-Indians.
Nagoe, Nagoo.
African: sub-dialect of Papaa, i.e., Popo or Dahomey, spoken on the Slave-coast.
Nagranda.
American: tribes of Chorotegans in the plains of Leon. See Squier’s “Nicaragua,” New York, 1852.
Naguegtgaquehi.