Vaiphei people
The Vaiphei people is an ethnic group who live in North-East Indian state of Manipur and its neighbouring country of Myanmar (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[3] and recognized as part of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo tribe by the state government of Manipur.[4] The group is originally from the Siyin valley located in the northern part of Chin State.[5] The group speak the Vaiphei language.[6]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 42,748 (India)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northeast India, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Languages | |
| Vaiphei language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zomi · Chin · Kuki · Hmar · Mizo · Simte · Gangte · Zou · Paite.Ranglong |
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References
- "Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- "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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