Aimol people
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The Aimol people are an ethnic group living mainly in Manipur and in parts of Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Assam, Meghalaya in India. They speak Aimol, a Sino-Tibetan language. Aimols use Meitei as their second language according to the Ethnologue.[1]
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Clans
The indigenous term for clan in Aimol is phung. The Aimol people are subdivided into several clans: Chaithu, Chongom(with 2 sub-clans),Darkhum,Khochung, Lanu (with 1 sub-clan), Laita (with 2 sub-clans), Shialloa, Shongthu,Sairol,Samte,Tuiralreng,Thirchung and Ruijom.[2]
Religion
Historically the Aimol were animists they worshipped in gods such as Kho-pathian (village deity) and In-pathian (house deity), Sailing and Bonglei who were village protectors, Chahou god of agriculture and paddies, Miso god of peace and prosperity, and Arkun a goddess of fertility.[2]
In the mid-20th century the Aimol were converted to christianity by Christian missionaries.[2]
References
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Sources
- Aimol at Ethnologue