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Zale'n-gam or Zalengam, meaning 'Land of Freedom' in the Kuki language, is the name chosen by Kuki nationalists in reference to a proposed state that would gather all the Kuki tribes under a single government in the future.
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The main organizations supporting the establishment of Zalengam are the Kuki National Organisation and its armed wing, the Kuki National Army.
Zalengam should not be confused with Kukiland, a proposed Indian state to be carved from the hilly area of the southern part of Manipur.
Territory and people
The territorial claims of Zale'n-gam encompass a historical region consisting in all the territories traditionally inhabited by Kukis, but which never has had its own state, including:
There is a provision for creating two subdivisions of the state: 'Eastern Zalengam' and 'Western Zalengam', the former within Burma and the latter in India.
The Kuki tribes that would be part of this state include the following: Anal, Bom, Biate, Gangte, Halam, Haokip, Hmar, Kharam, Koireng, Kom, Lai, Mara, Purum, Saihriem, and the Thadou, among others.