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The 'Longkho' surname pronounced as 'long' as in 'long road' in English and 'kho' as it is, is a clan name under phong(tangsa) tribe, phong(nocte) tribe and Tutsa tribe of the larger 'tang-Shang naga' tribes inhabiting primarily in changlang and tirap districts of arunachal pradesh as well as the tinsukia district of assam, India.

They belong from one of the earliest inhabitants of Northern naga tribes of patkai hills which stretches from northwestern Myanmar to plains of brahmaputra Valley in assam.

The Longkho clan can trace their roots from mother village 'Tutnyu' to phungsa village and then to the deomali circle villages in tirap to namtok circle in changlang District and later migration towards bordumsa subdivision of changlang District and earlier migration to plains of ledo-borgolai-margherita in tinsukia district of upper assam.

They trace their clan's origin from semi-mythical legendary folk tale hero, 'dongpong' who plays a vital part on the tutsa related dialect groups in the Tutsa, tangsa and nocte tribe.

And one of their recent ancestors is fondly remembered as 'jongtip' whose stories and chronicles also have been passed down orally through generations.

Jongtip was known as 'Hangwa' which means brave and smart warrior in the local dialect. His bravery of war and fighting skills are remembered among the clan lineage.due to his fame, He was often hired as mercenaries for war among the then blood-feudal society among the headhunting tribes of patkai hills.

Although, the clan is dispersed in many locations because of migrations, there still remains a hidden mystery behind the clans existence.

The clan members are very few in numbers as comparison to the other clans of the group.

Although, it can't be ruled out that many of the longkho clan probably has shared relationship with the Kungkho clan of tutsa who were from the chief family of Tutnyu, the mother village of tutsa speaking people. As seemingly, Kungkho clan also claim the descendance of 'dongpong' or dongwang.

In olden days, every clans had different signs of totems like in every household their was a diety known as 'Chong rang' and the 'laa-kok' which was a bamboo cup and leaves called 'laa-dak' in different designs which signified the clans lineage.

Where the sacrificial offerings used to be made.

The clan is also called and known as 'khosa' , 'ngo-yang or ngo - Jang' for males, 'ngo-nya or ngo-ya' for females.

There are further proper research to be made regarding the clan and its origin.

They speak the 'northern naga dialect' specifically the tangsa-nocte variant, which is further grouped together under 'Sal' along with the bodo group and jingpho (kachin) group. which is a tibeto-Burman dialect group under the larger sino-tibetan language family.

- johnlongkho

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The 'Longkho' surname pronounced as 'long' as in 'long road' in English and 'kho' as it is, is a clan name under phong(tangsa) tribe, phong(nocte) tribe and Tutsa tribe of the larger 'tang-Shang naga' tribes inhabiting primarily in changlang and tirap districts of arunachal pradesh as well as the tinsukia district of assam.

They belong from one of the earliest inhabitants of Northern naga tribes of patkai hills which stretches from northwestern Myanmar to plains of brahmaputra Valley in assam.

The Longkho clan can trace their roots from mother village 'Tutnyu' to phungsa village and then to the deomali circle villages in tirap to namtok circle in changlang District and later migration towards bordumsa subdivision of changlang District and earlier migration to plains of ledo-borgolai-margherita in tinsukia district of upper assam.

They trace their clan's origin from semi-mythical legendary folk tale hero, 'dongpong' who plays a vital part on the tutsa related dialect groups in the Tutsa, tangsa and nocte tribe.

And one of their recent ancestors is fondly remembered as 'jongtip' whose stories and chronicles also have been passed down orally through generations.

Jongtip was known as 'Hangwa' which means brave and smart warrior in the local dialect. His bravery of war and fighting skills are remembered among the clan lineage.due to his fame, He was often hired as mercenaries for war among the then blood-feudal society among the headhunting tribes of patkai hills.

Although, the clan is dispersed in many locations because of migrations, there still remains a hidden mystery behind the clans existence.

The clan members are very few in numbers as comparison to the other clans of the group.

Although, it can't be ruled out that many of the longkho clan probably has shared relationship with the Kungkho clan of tutsa who were from the chief family of Tutnyu, the mother village of tutsa speaking people. As seemingly, Kungkho clan also claim the descendance of 'dongpong' or dongwang.

In olden days, every clans had different signs of totems like in every household their was a diety known as 'Chong rang' and the 'laa-kok' which was a bamboo cup and leaves called 'laa-dak' in different designs which signified the clans lineage.

Where the sacrificial offerings used to be made.

The clan is also called and known as 'khosa' , 'ngo-yang or ngo - Jang' for males, 'ngo-nya or ngo-ya' for females.

There are further proper research to be made regarding the clan and its origin.

- johnlongkho