![]() Kabui women | |
Total population | |
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170,800 (2011 Census)[citation needed][verification needed] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Northeast India | |
Languages | |
Inpui language, Rongmei language (L1) Meitei language (L2)[1] | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Poupei Chapriak, Sanamahism, Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak[page needed][citation needed][verification needed] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Meitei people, Zeme, Liangmai |
The Kabui people (also known as the Inpui people or the Rongmei people), are a Tibeto-Burman indigenous ethnic group in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur. They are recognised as a scheduled tribe (STs) by the Constitution of India.[2] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[3]
Some historians and anthropologists have earlier recorded them as Kabui along with Rongmei. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution.[4][5] They celebrate festivals like Karing-ngei, Somdungnu, Tataaknu, and Muliaang.[6]
Eventually, under the leadership of Haipou Jadonang[7] and his successor Rani Gaidinliu,[8] the Rongmei rebelled against British rule in the 1930s.