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'''Loi''' is the word in the [[Meitei language]] (Meiteilon) for the term "[[Scheduled Castes and Tribes|scheduled caste]]". The term | '''Loi''' is the word in the [[Meitei language]] (Meiteilon) for the term "[[Scheduled Castes and Tribes|scheduled caste]]". The term ''Loi'' is given to the indigenous and aboriginal people of [[Manipur]] in [[northeast India]] who refused to adopt [[Hinduism]] or were semi-Hinduised when the newly converted Manipuri king ordered all his subjects to adopt the religion. | ||
The [[Chakpa language]] is also known as Loi. Although Chakpa people are usually considered to be Loi, not all Loi are Chakpa.<ref name="Huziwara2020">{{cite journal|last1=Huziwara|first1=Keisuke|title=On the genetic position of Chakpa within Luish languages|journal=Himalayan Linguistics|volume=19|issue=2|year=2020|issn=1544-7502|doi=10.5070/H91150999}}</ref> | The [[Chakpa language]] is also known as Loi. Although Chakpa people are usually considered to be Loi, not all Loi are Chakpa.<ref name="Huziwara2020">{{cite journal|last1=Huziwara|first1=Keisuke|title=On the genetic position of Chakpa within Luish languages|journal=Himalayan Linguistics|volume=19|issue=2|year=2020|issn=1544-7502|doi=10.5070/H91150999}}</ref> | ||
There are two kinds of Loi | There are two kinds of Loi according to Parratt (1998):<ref>Parratt, John ed. (1998). ''Notes on Meithei (Manipuri) beliefs and customs''. Manipur: Iboyaima Printers.</ref><ref name="Huziwara2020"/> | ||
*tributary tribes conquered by the Meitheis | * tributary tribes conquered by the Meitheis | ||
*outcasted people from Meithei society who were banished to Loi villages | * outcasted people from Meithei society who were banished to Loi villages | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:55, 28 September 2021
Loi is the word in the Meitei language (Meiteilon) for the term "scheduled caste". The term Loi is given to the indigenous and aboriginal people of Manipur in northeast India who refused to adopt Hinduism or were semi-Hinduised when the newly converted Manipuri king ordered all his subjects to adopt the religion.
The Chakpa language is also known as Loi. Although Chakpa people are usually considered to be Loi, not all Loi are Chakpa.[1]
There are two kinds of Loi according to Parratt (1998):[2][1]
- tributary tribes conquered by the Meitheis
- outcasted people from Meithei society who were banished to Loi villages
References[edit | edit source]
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