Kuki people
The Kuki people are an ethnic group in the Northeastern Indian states of Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, as well as the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Kuki constitute one of several hill tribes within India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. In Northeast India, they are present in all states except Arunachal Pradesh.
A Kuki woman | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | Not stated |
| Myanmar | Not stated |
| Bangladesh | Not stated |
| Languages | |
| Kuki-Chin languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (Baptist); historically Animism with sizeable minorities following Animism, Judaism (Bnei Menashe) and Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chins · Halams · Mizos · Zomis · Others (Karbis, Nagas, Meiteis, Kachins) | |
Some fifty tribes of Kuki peoples in India are recognised as scheduled tribes, based on the dialect spoken by that particular Kuki community as well as their region of origin.
The Chin people of Myanmar and the Mizo people of Mizoram are kindred tribes of the Kukis. Collectively, they are termed the Zo people.
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