The Rongmeis (also known as Kabui) are one of the Naga ethnic communities of North-East India.

[1] They share similarity with their kindred tribes of Zeme, Liangmai and Inpui, which together are known as Zeliangrong.

Some historians and anthropologists have earlier recorded them as Kabui along with Inpui people.

It follows the lunar calendar and is celebrated on the 13th day of the Wakching or Gaan Ngai buh.

[2] During the Colonial period, under the leadership of Haipou Jadonang Malangmei[3] and his successor [[Rani Gaidinliu Pamei ]],[4] the Rongmeis along with other Zeliangrong tribes rebelled against British rule in the 1930s.