Thadou people and are an indigenous tribe of Kuki people inhabiting Northeast India, Burma, Bangladesh, Israel .
Thadou people | |
|---|---|
Thadou man and woman in traditional dress | |
| Total population | |
| 800,000 + | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India | Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, Nagaland,Tripura |
 Israel | N/A |
 Myanmar | N/A |
 | N/A |
 | N/A |
| Languages | |
| Thadou language | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Protestantism Baptist) and Catholicism; very small minority Judaism (Bnei Menashe) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zo people · Chin · Zomi · Kuki · Mara · Bnei Menashe, Ranglong | |
Thadou is a Language of the Kuki-Chin languages. Thadou populations have been reported in India,Burma,Israel and Bangladesh — and in India populations have settled in largest in Manipur and smaller numbers in Nagaland, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Delhi.[1]
Thadou tribe is one of the largest tribe among Kuki/Zo community and Thadou language is one of the most spoken language among All Kuki-Zo communities and is the second most spoken language in Manipur after Meitei.
Thadou Tribe has multiple clans and the major clans are as below •
