Aimol
Meitei transliteration of the term "Aimol".jpg
The term "Aimol written in Manipuri script (Meitei script)
Total population
8,000
Regions with significant populations
India
(Manipur)
Languages
Aimol
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
other Chin-Kuki-Mizo people

The Aimol people are an ethnic group living mainly in Manipur and in parts of Mizoram, Tripura,Nagaland and Assam in India. They speak Aimol language which is a Kuki-Chin language. Aimol people are one of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo people.

They practice slash-and-burn agriculture and are primarily Christian. Aimol identity is contentious as they are influenced by Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups. Their language is classified as Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages.[1]

References

  1. ^ Burling, Robbins. 2003. The Tibeto-Burman languages of northeastern India. In Graham Thurgood and Randy J. LaPolla (eds.), The Sino-Tibetan languages, 169-191. London & New York: Routledge.

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