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| population = 229, |
| population = 229,000–313,000 in India{{sfnp|Census of India, Language|2018|pp=40, 48}} |
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| region1 = [[India]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Bangladesh]] |
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| pop1 = [[Manipur]], [[Nagaland]], [[Assam]], [[Mizoram]], [[Tripura]] |
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| languages = [[Thadou language|Thadou]] |
| languages = [[Thadou language|Thadou]] |
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| religions = Predominantly [[Protestantism]] ([[Baptist]]) and [[Catholicism]]; very small minority [[Judaism]] ([[Bnei Menashe]]) |
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'''Thadou people''', also called '''Thadou Kukis''', are the [[Thadou language]]-speaking [[Kuki people]] inhabiting [[Northeast India]], [[Myanmar|Burma]], [[Bangladesh]]. "Thadou" is also the name of a particular clan among the Thadou Kukis. Other clans include Haokip, Kipgen, Doungel, Hangshing, Mangvung etc.< |
'''Thadou people''', also called '''Thadou Kukis''', are the [[Thadou language]]-speaking [[Kuki people]] inhabiting [[Northeast India]], [[Myanmar|Burma]], [[Bangladesh]]. "Thadou" is also the name of a particular clan among the Thadou Kukis. Other clans include Haokip, Kipgen, Doungel, Hangshing, Mangvung etc.<ref> |
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{{citation |last=Shaw |first=William |title=Notes on the Thadou Kukis |year=1929 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.500398 |publisher=Government of Assam |ref={{sfnref|Shaw, Notes on the Thadou Kukis|1929}} |via=archive.org}} |
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</ref>{{sfnp|Seilen Haokip, What Price, Twenty Years of Peace|2012|p=95}}{{sfnp|Ngamkhohao Haokip, Politics of Tribe Identity|2012}} |
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== Distribution == |
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According to the 2011 census of India, there are 229,340 Thadou language-speakers in the country. The vast majority of them (97.6%) are in the state of [[Manipur]].{{sfnp|Census of India, Language|2018|p=48}} Within Manipur, they make up the largest single tribe, forming about 19% of all its [[Scheduled Tribes]].<ref> |
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{{citation |title=Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif |first1=Jean |last1=Michaud |first2=Margaret Byrne |last2=Swain |first3=Meenaxi |last3=Barkataki-Ruscheweyh |edition=2nd |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2016 |isbn=9781442272798 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZksDQAAQBAJ |page=244}} |
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There are also significant numbers of Thadou-speakers in [[Meghalaya]] and [[Assam]].{{sfnp|Census of India, Language|2018|p=48}} |
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In addition, many Thadou language-speakers are also believed to list their language as "Kuki" in the census.{{sfnp|Ngamkhohao Haokip, Politics of Tribe Identity|2012|pp=67–68}} The 2011 census lists 83,968 "Kuki" language-speakers, who are mostly distributed in the states of [[Nagaland]], Manipur and Assam.{{sfnp|Census of India, Language|2018|p=40}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== Bibliography == |
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* {{citation |title=Language: India, States and Union Territories (Table C-16) |publisher=Registrar General of India |year=2018 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42458/download/46089/C-16_25062018.pdf |ref={{sfnref|Census of India, Language|2018}}}} |
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*Shakespear, J. Part I, London, 1912, The Lushai Kuki Clans. Aizawl : Tribal Research Unit. |
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* {{citation |last=Haokip |first=Seilen |title=The Kukis of Northeast India: Politics and Culture |pages=89– |year=2012 |editor=Thongkholal Haokip |chapter=What Price, Twenty Years of Peace in Mizoram (1986–2006): A Kuki Perspective |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hp4hWrL-JOEC&pg=PA89 |publisher=Bookwell |isbn=9789380574448 |ref={{sfnref|Seilen Haokip, What Price, Twenty Years of Peace|2012}}}} |
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*Tribal Research Institute. 1994. The Tribes of Mizoram. (A Dissertation) Aizawl: Tribal Research Institute, Directorate of Art and Culture. |
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* {{citation |last=Haokip |first=Ngamkhohao |title=Politics of Tribe Identity with reference to the Kukis |journal=Journal of North East India Studies |volume=2 |number=2 |pages=64-73 |year=2012 |url=https://www.academia.edu/4204259 |via=academia.edu |ref={{sfnref|Ngamkhohao Haokip, Politics of Tribe Identity|2012}} }} |
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*The Socio-Economics Of Linguistic Identity A Case Study In The Lushai Hills. Satarupa Dattamajumdar, Ph.D. |
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*Lieut. R. Stewart in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1857). entitled "A slight notice of the Grammar of Thadou or New Kookie language." |
* Lieut. R. Stewart in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1857). entitled "A slight notice of the Grammar of Thadou or New Kookie language." |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 26 December 2024
 Thadou man and woman in traditional dress | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 229,000–313,000 in India[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India, Myanmar and Bangladesh | Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura |
| Languages | |
| Thadou | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Protestantism (Baptist) and Catholicism; very small minority Judaism (Bnei Menashe) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zo people · Chin · Kuki · Mara · Bnei Menashe, Ranglong · Mizo | |
Thadou people, also called Thadou Kukis, are the Thadou language-speaking Kuki people inhabiting Northeast India, Burma, Bangladesh. "Thadou" is also the name of a particular clan among the Thadou Kukis. Other clans include Haokip, Kipgen, Doungel, Hangshing, Mangvung etc.[2][3][4]
Distribution
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, there are 229,340 Thadou language-speakers in the country. The vast majority of them (97.6%) are in the state of Manipur.[5] Within Manipur, they make up the largest single tribe, forming about 19% of all its Scheduled Tribes.[6] There are also significant numbers of Thadou-speakers in Meghalaya and Assam.[5]
In addition, many Thadou language-speakers are also believed to list their language as "Kuki" in the census.[7] The 2011 census lists 83,968 "Kuki" language-speakers, who are mostly distributed in the states of Nagaland, Manipur and Assam.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Census of India, Language (2018), pp. 40, 48.
- ^ Shaw, William (1929), Notes on the Thadou Kukis, Government of Assam – via archive.org
- ^ Seilen Haokip, What Price, Twenty Years of Peace (2012), p. 95.
- ^ Ngamkhohao Haokip, Politics of Tribe Identity (2012).
- ^ a b Census of India, Language (2018), p. 48.
- ^ Michaud, Jean; Swain, Margaret Byrne; Barkataki-Ruscheweyh, Meenaxi (2016), Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif (2nd ed.), Rowman & Littlefield, p. 244, ISBN 9781442272798
- ^ Ngamkhohao Haokip, Politics of Tribe Identity (2012), pp. 67–68.
- ^ Census of India, Language (2018), p. 40.
Bibliography
[edit]- Language: India, States and Union Territories (Table C-16) (PDF), Registrar General of India, 2018
- Haokip, Seilen (2012), "What Price, Twenty Years of Peace in Mizoram (1986–2006): A Kuki Perspective", in Thongkholal Haokip (ed.), The Kukis of Northeast India: Politics and Culture, Bookwell, pp. 89–, ISBN 9789380574448
- Haokip, Ngamkhohao (2012), "Politics of Tribe Identity with reference to the Kukis", Journal of North East India Studies, 2 (2): 64–73 – via academia.edu
- Lieut. R. Stewart in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1857). entitled "A slight notice of the Grammar of Thadou or New Kookie language."
External links
[edit]- www
.ethnologue .com /language /tcz - The Thadous at the Wayback Machine (archived December 2, 2021)
- thadoubaptistassociation
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