Draft:Chawngthu clan
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Mizo (Duhlian) (Tibeto-Burman) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Awzia (minor) clans (Khawlhring, Vangchhia, Chawhte, Ngente, Rawite, Khiangte) |
The Chawngthu are one of the minor clans (Awzia) of the Mizo people of Mizoram, northeastern India.[1] The five major Mizo tribes are the Lusei, Ralte, Hmar, Paihte, and Pawi (Lai), while the Chawngthu belong to a group of eleven minor clans collectively known as Awzia.[1][2]
According to Mizo oral tradition, the Chawngthu take their name from the Chawng festival, which their ancestors are said to have celebrated during the rule of King Lersia in the Chin Hills of present-day Myanmar, before the Mizo migrations into the Lushai Hills.[2] The Chawngthu are subdivided into several sub-clans, including Khuntil, Khunsut, Khunthlang, Haukawi, Vanchiau, Maluang, and Chingruam, among others.[2]
During the Mizo settlement of present-day Mizoram, the Chawngthu established villages independently, notably at Sanzawl in the Chin Hills region.[3] As one of the minor clans, the Chawngthu generally fell under the political authority of Sailo chiefs of the dominant Lusei tribe, though they retained their own dialect and cultural practices.[3][4] In contemporary Mizoram, the Chawngthu, like other minor clans, have largely adopted the common Mizo language (Duhlian) as their primary language while maintaining their clan identity.[1]
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[edit]- 1 2 3 Nag, Chitta Ranjan (1998). Mizo Polity and Political Modernisation. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 81-259-0479-4.
- 1 2 3 Lalthangliana, B. (2001). India, Burma leh Bangladesh-a Mizo Chanchin (History and Culture of Mizo in India, Burma and Bangladesh). Aizawl: RTM Press.
- 1 2 "Unit 1". Tribes of Mizoram (PDF). BANC-134. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University. 2020.
- ↑ McCall, A. G. (1949). Lushai Chrysalis. London: Luzac & Co. OCLC 3474624.