Chiru people
Naga ethnic group found in northeast India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chiru people is a Zo ethnic group[3] that mostly resides in Manipur and some in Assam, India. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution.[4] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[5]
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Total population | |
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8,599 approx,[1] Manipur | |
Languages | |
Chiru language (L1) Meitei language (L2)[2] | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Meitei people, Chin-Kuki-Mizo people, Hmars, Naga people |
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