 The term "Aimol written in Manipuri script (Meitei script) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India (Manipur) | |
| Languages | |
| Aimol language (L1) Meitei language (L2)[1] | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Meitei people, other Chin-Kuki-Mizo peoples |
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.[2]
They practice slash-and-burn agriculture and are primarily Christian.[citation needed]
Clans
[edit]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.[3]
Religion
[edit]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.[3]
In the mid-20th century the Aimol were converted to christianity by Christian missionaries.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Damrengthang Aimol, Chongom. "A Sociolinguistics Study of Aimol" (PDF). Language in India. 18 (12): 72–78.
Sources
[edit]- Aimol at Ethnologue
