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Zomi ethnic group in Manipur and Myanmar

Ethnic group
Vaiphei
Total population
60,000 (India)
Regions with significant populations
Northeast India, Myanmar (Burma)
Languages
Vaiphei language
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Kuki  · Chin  · Kuki  · Hmar  · Mizo  · Simte  · Gangte  · Zou  · Paite.Ranglong

The Vaiphei people are an ethnic group who live in the: North-East Indian state of Manipur and in the——Chin State of Myanmar. They share cultural similarities with other tribes in the region like Paite, Thadou, Simte, Hmar,Zou people , Gangte and Kom (collectively known as the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar people)/Zo.


References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ *Pau, Pum Khan (2019), Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills: Empire and Resistance, Taylor & Francis, "p." 15, ISBN 9781000507454


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