Yek

Yek[1] also known as Salai are the collective of clans of all native people of Kangleipak(Manipur).The natives included among the yek[2] are Anal,Tangkhul,Mao,Maring,Kabui,Chothe,Purum,Khoibu,Kharam etc.[3].The clan names are known in different dialects and surnames but mean the same thing.All native of Kangleipak are included in the 7 major yek[4] or parent clan.It may also be noted that the term Hao [5]used to mean tribes by Meitei people may indeed be the common name of the native of Manipur Kingdom as both Meitei and various other hao share deep similarity in culture and tradition [6]

See also

Clan name in Meetei language

Reference
  1. Shakespear, J. (1910). "33. Note on the Manipuri "Yek."". Man. 10: 59–61. doi:10.2307/2787995. ISSN 0025-1496.
  2. "Finding on clans/Yek of Meitei/Meetei and Hao tribes". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. "Finding on clans Yek of Meetei and Hao tribes Part 2 By W Shinglai". e-pao.net. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. Laishram Basanti, Department of History (23 July 2019). Astudy of political history of Manipur from Pakhangba to Khagemba (Thesis). Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Heirem Khunjan, Hao-rok Konthou and some other ancient Manipuri text and archaeological findings. These tribes which,N. Birachandra, Meitei Leipakta Yek Salai Hourakpa. AmasyChaokhalakpa
  5. Mawon, Somingam (12 November 2020) [2014-05-12]. "Understanding the Origin of the terms 'WUNG', 'HAO' and 'TANGKHUL" (PDF). International Research Journal of Social Sciences_. Vol. 3(5): 36–40. ISSN 2319-3565.
  6. "Folklore of Hao communities Part 2 By Yarngam Lunglo". e-pao.net. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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