Draft:Renthlei clan
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Renthlei | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Mizo (Duhlian) (Tibeto-Burman) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Awzia (minor) clans (Chawngthu, Khawlhring, Ngente) |
The Renthlei are one of the minor clans (Awzia) of the Mizo people of Mizoram, northeastern India.[1][2] The Renthlei are subdivided into sub-clans including Lianhlun, Zachhing, Thangthawl, Tinkulh, Chhingthlang, Sawhnel, Thundurh, and Chhonkhel, among others.[2] According to Mizo oral tradition, the Renthlei lived in a large village known as Minpui, situated to the southwest of Selesih, one of the important early Mizo settlement sites in the Lushai Hills.[2]
As one of the eleven minor clans collectively known as Awzia, the Renthlei fell under the political authority of the dominant Sailo chiefs during the pre-colonial and colonial periods.[3] Like other minor clans, the Renthlei have adopted the common Mizo language (Duhlian) as their primary language while maintaining their distinct clan identity and sub-clan structure.[1][4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "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.