Aimol people

The Aimol people are an ethnic group living mainly in Manipur and in parts of Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Assam, Meghalaya in India. They speak Aimol, a Sino-Tibetan language. Aimols use Meitei as their second language according to the Ethnologue.^[2]

Aimol

The term "Aimol written in Manipuri script (Meitei script)
Regions with significant populations
India (Manipur)
Languages
Aimol language (L1) Meitei language (L2)[1]
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Meitei people, other Chin-Kuki-Mizo peoples

They practice slash-and-burn agriculture and are primarily Christian.^{[citation needed]}

Clans

The indigenous term for clan in Aimol is phung. The Aimol people are subdivided into several clans: Chaithu, Chongom(with 2 sub-clans),Darkhum,Khochung, Lanu (with 1 sub-clan), Laita (with 2 sub-clans), Shialloa, Shongthu,Sairol,Samte,Tuiralreng,Thirchung and Ruijom.^[3]

Religion

Historically the Aimol were animists they worshipped in gods such as Kho-pathian (village deity) and In-pathian (house deity), Sailing and Bonglei who were village protectors, Chahou god of agriculture and paddies, Miso god of peace and prosperity, and Arkun a goddess of fertility.^[3]

In the mid-20th century the Aimol were converted to christianity by Christian missionaries.^[3]