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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 43,000 (2011 Census)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northeast India in Manipur, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Languages | |
| Vaiphei Language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mizo · Chin · Kuki · Hmar · Mizo · Simte · Gangte · Zou · Paite.Ranglong |
The Vaiphei people are an ethnic group who live in the North-East India state of Manipur, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and in the Chin State of Myanmar.[3] They share cultural similarities with other tribes in the region like Mizo, Paite, Thadou, Simte, Hmar, Zou people, Gangte and Kom (collectively known as the Zo-Mizo people) or Zo.[4]
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- ^ "Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Distribution of the 100 non-scheduled languages". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ *Pau, Pum Khan (2019), Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills: Empire and Resistance, Taylor & Francis, p. 15, ISBN 9781000507454
- ^ "A Sociolinguistic Exploration of the Vaiphei Tribe" (PDF). International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research.