Vaiphei people

Vaiphei
Total population
c. 40 000 (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 Tan valley located in the province of northern Manipur.[4] The group speak the Vaiphei language and at the 1991 census the number of Vaiphei speakers was 26,185.[5] Each clan has a chief called ‘Upa’. The eldest son inherits his father's property.

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References

  1. ↑ "Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ↑ Shakespear, J. (2006). The Lushei Kuki Clan. Kessinger Publishing. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-1-4286-2698-0.
  3. ↑ Tarapot, Phanjoubam (2003). Bleeding Manipur. Har-Anand Publications. p. 12. ISBN 978-81-241-0902-1. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  4. ↑ K. S. Singh; V. Bhalla; V. Kaul (1994). People of India: national series. People of India. 3. Anthropologicla Survey of India. p. 1167. ISBN 978-0-19-563255-2. OCLC 67867100.
  5. ↑ Yamuna Kachru; S. N. Sridhar (1996). Language in South Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-521-78141-1. Retrieved 2009-09-03.


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