Kabui people

The Kabui people (also known as the Inpui people or the Rongmei people), are a Tibeto-Burman indigenous ethnic group in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur. They are politically categorised as a part of the Naga people of North-East India. They are recognised as a scheduled tribe (STs) by the Constitution of India.[2] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[3]

Kabui
Transliterations of modern Meitei term "Kabui" and its ancient Meitei equivalent term "Koupui" in Meitei script
Total population
170,800 (2011 Census)
Regions with significant populations
Northeast India
Languages
Inpui language, Rongmei language (L1)
Meitei language (L2)[1]
Religion
Christianity (majority), Poupei Chapriak, Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak
Related ethnic groups
Meitei people, Zeme, Liangmai, other Naga peoples

Some historians and anthropologists have earlier recorded them as Kabui along with Rongmei. The Inpuis are the original Kabuis and not Rongmei. The origin of the term can be traced to Inpui. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution.[4][5] They celebrate festivals like Karing-ngei, Somdungnu, Tataaknu, and Muliaang.[6]

Eventually, under the leadership of Haipou Jadonang[7] and his successor Rani Gaidinliu,[8] the Rongmei rebelled against British rule in the 1930s. This rebellion gave momentum to and garnered support for the vision of Naga Raj.

A Kabui Khullaakpi Imaa (Meitei for 'tribal chief old lady') of Tamenglong Khunjao (Tamenglong Khunchao) village, presenting gifts to Khaidem Pramodini, a Meitei authoress from Imphal

See also

References
  1. "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. "The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes): Order, 1950". Ministry of Law and Justice (India).
  3. "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. "The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes)". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Festival of Inpui Naga". Epao.
  7. G. K. Ghosh (1 January 1992). Tribals and Their Culture in Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. Ashish Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7024-455-4. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. Kusumlata Nayyar (2002). Rani Gaidinliu. Ocean Books. ISBN 978-81-88322-09-1. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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