Nayatrahura

The Nayatrahura or Dengaeri people (from Cochukan "naya tra hura"; people of the mountains) is the name given to a collection of closely related ethnic groups that traditionally inhabited the mountains near the Ubisan-Cochukan border. They speak Urtachalian or Trangalian languages.

The Nayatrahura traditionally inhabit the Hurasamchal, a mountainous region in the heartland of the eastern part of the Cochak Peninsula. They inhabit small villages in isolated valleys and grow giz. The Nayatrahuran peoples are traditionally regarded with respect by the Cochukans of the lowlands.

Culture
The Nayatrahura place great emphasis on mutual respect ("prakarsa") and reverence for nature ("matola"). They are skill farmers and trade a lot with the Cochukans of the neighboring lowlands. They believe in ancestral spirits and dedicated small chapels to old chieftains.

The Nayatrahura take in their own parents when they reach a certain age, effectively extending the family. Some Nayatrahuran tribes live in large communes, but this is becoming increasingly rare.

The Nayatrahurans of Mosoka, namely the Emi, Niu and Tangali, hold ceremonial battle reenactments with the neighboring Kasambara tribe. This practice is recognized as part of the Nayatrahuran cultural heritage and indexed in the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Index. Similar customs existed between the Karofeveli of Minuka and the Emi of Skaia (Skaia Emi), but ended in the 19th century.

Languages
The Nayatrahuran speak a couple of languages:
 * Emi
 * Southern Emi
 * Northern Emi
 * Skaia Emi
 * High Nayatrahura
 * Hurosasa
 * Hurosasa of the Mountains (Hurosasaskalaetrahura)
 * Karofeveli
 * Niu
 * Niu-Parsa
 * Tangali
 * Troshka
 * Troshka-Ingvon
 * Higahra la Ingvon
 * Uramchala