Paite people

Paite
Total population
c. 80,000+[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Manipur, Chin State, Assam, Mizoram
Languages
Paite language
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups

Ranglong

The Paite people[a] are an ethnic group in Northeast India, mainly living in Manipur and Mizoram. The Paites are recognized as a scheduled tribe in these two states.[7] They are part of the larger Zo people,[8] but also use their Zomi identity along with all the 7 tribes under 'Zomi Council' .[9][10][11] "Guite" is a major clan of the Paite people.[8]

  1. ^ "Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXI Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland". Centre for Policy Studies. 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Census of India - Language tools". Census of India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur (2018), p. 334.
  4. ^ Ethnologue, 15th Edition (2005), p. 358.
  5. ^ Kamkhenthang, The Paite (1988), pp. 7–8.
  6. ^ Brown, R. (1874), Statistical Account of the Native State of Manipur and the Hill Territory under Its Rule, Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, p. 56
  7. ^ Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur (2018), pp. 334–335.
  8. ^ a b Zou, Patriots and Utilitarians in the Anglo-Kuki War (2021), pp.159–160: "... the backdrop of a triangular contest between three dialectal groups – the Zou (led by Manlun chiefs), the Paite (led by Guite chiefs) and the Thadou (led by Haokip chiefs). In colonial records, all the three groups were known as ‘new Kukis’ because of their linguistic and cultural affinities."
  9. ^ Choudhury, Sanghamitra (2016), Women and Conflict in India, Routledge, pp. 38–39, ISBN 9781317553625, Local Paitei preferred to be called 'Zomi', whereas the local Thadous preferred to be called 'Kukis'.
  10. ^ Haokip, The Kuki-Paite Conflict (2007), p. 191: "In 1995, the name of the 'Seven Tribes' in Churachandpur district was changed to “Zomi Re-unification Organization (ZRO)” at the initiative of the Paite.".
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pisharoty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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