Paite people
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 150,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Churachandpur, Manipur, India, Burma, Karbi Anglong, Assam, Mizoram | |
| Languages | |
| Paite language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zomi · Chin · · Hmar · Mizo · Simte · Vaiphei · Zou · Paite |
Paite are Zomi people dwelling in Bangladesh, Burma, and India. They are an ethnic group using different nomenclatures in Bangladesh, Burma, and India. In India they are recognised as 'Paite', a Scheduled Tribe in the states of Manipur and Mizoram, India.[2]
Their main concentration is in Manipur where 48,379 Paite speakers were recorded in the 2001 census. In Mizoram, the same record was 14,367.[3]
These days Paite speakers are also found around the world.[4]
References
- ↑ Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages, n° 73 Paite
- ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/partb.htm "List of notified Scheduled Tribes". Census India. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 15 December 2013
- ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/partb.htm "List of notified Scheduled Tribes". Census India. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 4 August 2015
- ↑ http://daltrijournals.org/JTICI/I2A4.html
