Social Groups of Assam - Kuki People, Mising People, Dimasa People, Naga People, Edward Pritchard Gee, Sonowal Kacharis, Gangte People (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Kuki people, Mising people, Dimasa people, Naga people, Edward Pritchard Gee, Sonowal Kacharis, Gangte people, Kalitas of Assam, Mech tribe, Ahom people, Muslims of Manipur, Tai Phake, Rabha, People of Assam, Bodo people, Nishi people, Singpho people, Karbi people, Khamti people, Khamyang people, Assamese Brahmins, Bodo-Kachari, Khelma, Tea-tribes, Gayen, Deori people, Maimal. Excerpt: The Kukis are an ethnic group that spread throughout the Northeastern region of India, Northwest Burma and Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. In Northeast India they are present in all the states except Arunachal Pradesh. This dispersal across international borders is mainly attributed to the British colonial policy. According to Lt. Colonel Shakespeare the term 'Kuki' has a definite meaning and include Aimol, Chothe, Chiru, Koireng, Kom, Purum, Anal, Lamkang, Moyon, Monsang, Gangte, Vaiphei, Simte, Paite, Thadou, Zou etc. G.A. Grierson in Linguistic Survey of India, 1967 stated that the tribes connoted by Kuki are able to understand others dialect. The term Kuki, in literature, first appeared in the writing of Rawlins when he wrote about the tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It refers to "Hillsmen" comprising numerous clans. These clans share a common past, culture, customs and tradition. They speak in dialects that have a common root language belonging to the Tibeto-Burman group. The Kukis have Mongoloid features and are generally short-stature with straight black hair and dark brown eyes. The different Kuki clans are recognised as scheduled tribe of India. This tribe recognition is based on the dialect spoken and region. They spread out in the contiguous regions of Northeast India, Northwest Burma (Myanmar), and the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. They are most prominent in Manipur, Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram. Kuki is...