Vaiphei people
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Total population | |
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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]
- ↑ "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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