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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;!--{{db|original /fantasy/synthesis}}--&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;!--{{db|original /fantasy/synthesis}}--&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &#039;&#039;&#039;Vaiphei&#039;&#039;&#039; are an ethnic group who inhabit the North-East part of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;India&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;and [[Burma]]. Lt. Colonel J. Shakespeare (1887–1905), the first superintendent of the then [[Lushai Hills]], referred to them as one of the &#039;&#039;Kuki&#039;&#039; clans of [[Manipur]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Shakespear|first=J. |title=The Lushei Kuki Clan|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|year=2006|pages=148–149|isbn=978-1-4286-2698-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pFN9VymCe0YC&amp;amp;pg=PP1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and recognized as part of the &#039;&#039;[[Chin-Kuki-Mizo people|Chin-Kuki-Mizo]]&#039;&#039; tribe by the [[Government of Manipur|state government of Manipur]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Tarapot|first=Phanjoubam |title=Bleeding Manipur|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|year= 2003|page=12|isbn=978-81-241-0902-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FsUJ0E3BXkMC&amp;amp;q=%22Vaiphei%22&amp;amp;pg=PA12|access-date=2009-09-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The group is originally from the [[Siyin valley]] located in the northern part of [[Chin State]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|author1=K. S. Singh |author2=V. Bhalla |author3=V. Kaul |title=People of India: national series|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1994|series=People of India|volume=3|page=1167 |isbn=978-0-19-563255-2 |oclc=67867100}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The group speak the [[Vaiphei language]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and at the 1991 census the number of Vaiphei speakers was 26,185&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|author1=Yamuna Kachru |author2=S. N. Sridhar |title=Language in South Asia |publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1996|page=45|isbn=978-0-521-78141-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O2n4sFGDEMYC&amp;amp;pg=PP1|access-date=2009-09-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Each clan has a chief called ‘Upa’. The eldest son inherits his father&#039;s property. Considered to be the first among the Kuki &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;group &lt;/del&gt;to settle in [[Manipur]] and hence were included under the &quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;old &lt;/del&gt;Kuki&quot; group based on arrival and settlement in the present borders of Manipur.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &#039;&#039;&#039;Vaiphei&#039;&#039;&#039; are an ethnic group who inhabit the North-East part of India and [[Burma]]. Lt. Colonel J. Shakespeare (1887–1905), the first superintendent of the then [[Lushai Hills]], referred to them as one of the &#039;&#039;Kuki&#039;&#039; clans of [[Manipur]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Shakespear|first=J. |title=The Lushei Kuki Clan|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|year=2006|pages=148–149|isbn=978-1-4286-2698-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pFN9VymCe0YC&amp;amp;pg=PP1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and recognized as part of the &#039;&#039;[[Chin-Kuki-Mizo people|Chin-Kuki-Mizo]]&#039;&#039; tribe by the [[Government of Manipur|state government of Manipur]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Tarapot|first=Phanjoubam |title=Bleeding Manipur|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|year= 2003|page=12|isbn=978-81-241-0902-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FsUJ0E3BXkMC&amp;amp;q=%22Vaiphei%22&amp;amp;pg=PA12|access-date=2009-09-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The group is originally from the [[Siyin valley]] located in the northern part of [[Chin State]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|author1=K. S. Singh |author2=V. Bhalla |author3=V. Kaul |title=People of India: national series|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1994|series=People of India|volume=3|page=1167 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The Vaiphei people believed that they emerged out from Khul/Chhinlung/Sinlung&lt;/ins&gt;|isbn=978-0-19-563255-2 |oclc=67867100}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The group speak the [[Vaiphei language]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|author1=Yamuna Kachru |author2=S. N. Sridhar |title=Language in South Asia |publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1996|page=45|isbn=978-0-521-78141-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O2n4sFGDEMYC&amp;amp;pg=PP1|access-date=2009-09-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Each clan has a chief called ‘Upa’. The &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Vaiphei people follows primogeniture system where the &lt;/ins&gt;eldest son inherits his father&#039;s property. Considered to be the first among the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chin-&lt;/ins&gt;Kuki&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-Mizo groups &lt;/ins&gt;to settle in [[Manipur]] and hence were included under the &quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Old &lt;/ins&gt;Kuki&quot; group based on arrival and settlement in the present borders of Manipur.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>&gt;Monkbot: Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 5 templates: del empty params (1×); hyphenate params (3×);</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/w/index.php?title=User:Monkbot/task_18&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;User:Monkbot/task 18 (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Task 18 (cosmetic)&lt;/a&gt;: eval 5 templates: del empty params (1×); hyphenate params (3×);&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox ethnic group&lt;br /&gt;
|group      = Vaiphei&lt;br /&gt;
|population = [[Circa|c.]] 40 000 (India)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/partb.htm |title=Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2012-07-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|regions    = [[Northeast India]], [[Burma]]&lt;br /&gt;
|languages   = [[Vaiphei language]]&lt;br /&gt;
|religions  = [[Christianity]]&lt;br /&gt;
|related    = [[Zomi]] {{·}} [[Chin people|Chin]] {{·}} [[Kuki people|Kuki]] {{·}}[[Hmar people|Hmar]] {{·}}  [[Mizo people|Mizo]] {{·}} [[Simte people|Simte]] {{·}} [[Gangte people|Gangte]] {{·}} [[Zou people|Zou]] {{·}} [[Paite people|Paite]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vaiphei&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; are an ethnic group who inhabit the North-East part of [[India]] and [[Burma]]. Lt. Colonel J. Shakespeare (1887–1905), the first superintendent of the then [[Lushai Hills]], referred to them as one of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuki&amp;#039;&amp;#039; clans of [[Manipur]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Shakespear|first=J. |title=The Lushei Kuki Clan|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|year=2006|pages=148–149|isbn=978-1-4286-2698-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pFN9VymCe0YC&amp;amp;pg=PP1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and recognized as part of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chin-Kuki-Mizo people|Chin-Kuki-Mizo]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; tribe by the [[Government of Manipur|state government of Manipur]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Tarapot|first=Phanjoubam |title=Bleeding Manipur|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|year= 2003|page=12|isbn=978-81-241-0902-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FsUJ0E3BXkMC&amp;amp;q=%22Vaiphei%22&amp;amp;pg=PA12|access-date=2009-09-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The group is originally from the [[Siyin valley]] located in the northern part of [[Chin State]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|author1=K. S. Singh |author2=V. Bhalla |author3=V. Kaul |title=People of India: national series|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1994|series=People of India|volume=3|page=1167 |isbn=978-0-19-563255-2 |oclc=67867100}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The group speak the [[Vaiphei language]] and at the 1991 census the number of Vaiphei speakers was 26,185.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|author1=Yamuna Kachru |author2=S. N. Sridhar |title=Language in South Asia |publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1996|page=45|isbn=978-0-521-78141-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O2n4sFGDEMYC&amp;amp;pg=PP1|access-date=2009-09-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Each clan has a chief called ‘Upa’. The eldest son inherits his father&amp;#039;s property. Considered to be the first among the Kuki group to settle in [[Manipur]] and hence were included under the &amp;quot;old Kuki&amp;quot; group based on arrival and settlement in the present borders of Manipur.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Nepal]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Myanmar]]&lt;br /&gt;
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