The Poumai people, also known as the Poumai Naga, are a
Tibeto-Burmanethnic group that inhabit the
Northeast Indian states of
Manipur and
Nagaland. The Poumai predominantly live in the
Senapati District of
Manipur, though there are villages in
Nagaland state and one in
Ukhrul district. The Poumai mainly live in 100 villages that have been broadly divided into three blocks: Paomata, Lepaona and Chilivai. The Poumai speak their own language,
Poula, and are generally Christian.