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|group = Vaiphei | |group = Vaiphei | ||
|population = | |population = {{circa|50,000}} (India)<ref>{{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}}</ref> | ||
|regions = [[Northeast India]], [[Burma]] | |regions = [[Northeast India]], [[Burma]] | ||
|languages = [[Vaiphei language]] | |languages = [[Vaiphei language]] | ||
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The '''Vaiphei''' are an ethnic group who inhabit the North-East part of | The '''Vaiphei''' 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 ''Kuki'' clans of [[Manipur]]<ref>{{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&pg=PP1}}</ref> and recognized as part of the ''[[Chin-Kuki-Mizo people|Chin-Kuki-Mizo]]'' tribe by the [[Government of Manipur|state government of Manipur]].<ref>{{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&q=%22Vaiphei%22&pg=PA12|access-date=2009-09-03}}</ref> The group is originally from the [[Siyin valley]] located in the northern part of [[Chin State]].<ref>{{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 The Vaiphei people believed that they emerged out from Khul/Chhinlung/Sinlung|isbn=978-0-19-563255-2 |oclc=67867100}}</ref> The group speak the [[Vaiphei language]].<ref>{{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&pg=PP1|access-date=2009-09-03}}</ref> Each clan has a chief called ‘Upa’. The Vaiphei people follows primogeniture system where the eldest son inherits his father's property. Considered to be the first among the Chin-Kuki-Mizo groups to settle in [[Manipur]] and hence were included under the "Old Kuki" group based on arrival and settlement in the present borders of Manipur. | ||
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{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}} | {{Hill tribes of Northeast India}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:46, 16 August 2021
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 50,000 (India)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northeast India, Burma | |
| Languages | |
| Vaiphei language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zomi · Chin · Kuki · Hmar · Mizo · Simte · Gangte · Zou · Paite |
The Vaiphei 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 Kuki clans of Manipur[2] and recognized as part of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo tribe by the state government of Manipur.[3] The group is originally from the Siyin valley located in the northern part of Chin State.[4] The group speak the Vaiphei language.[5] Each clan has a chief called ‘Upa’. The Vaiphei people follows primogeniture system where the eldest son inherits his father's property. Considered to be the first among the Chin-Kuki-Mizo groups to settle in Manipur and hence were included under the "Old Kuki" group based on arrival and settlement in the present borders of Manipur.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ Shakespear, J. (2006). The Lushei Kuki Clan. Kessinger Publishing. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-1-4286-2698-0.
- ↑ Tarapot, Phanjoubam (2003). Bleeding Manipur. Har-Anand Publications. p. 12. ISBN 978-81-241-0902-1. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ↑ K. S. Singh; V. Bhalla; V. Kaul (1994). People of India: national series. People of India. Vol. 3. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1167 The Vaiphei people believed that they emerged out from Khul/Chhinlung/Sinlung. ISBN 978-0-19-563255-2. OCLC 67867100.
- ↑ Yamuna Kachru; S. N. Sridhar (1996). Language in South Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-521-78141-1. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
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