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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 given to the indigenous and aboriginal people of [[Manipur]] in | '''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 where semi-Hinduised when the newly converted Manipuri king ordered all his subjects to adopt the religion. | ||
[[Category:Meitei | 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 according to 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 | |||
*outcasted people from Meithei society who were banished to Loi villages | |||
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Revision as of 12:55, 8 June 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 where 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 according to Parratt (1998):[2][1]
- tributary tribes conquered by the Meitheis
- outcasted people from Meithei society who were banished to Loi villages
References
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