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{{Short description|Ethnic group living in Northeast India}}
{{Short description|Ethnic group living in Northeast India}}
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| group = Paite/Paite Zomi
| group = Paite/Paitei
| population = {{circa|78,725}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.cpsindia.org/2016/10/religion-data-of-census-2011-xxxi.html|title=Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXI Mizoram Manipur and Nagaland}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/partb.htm |title=Census of India - Language tools |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
| population = {{circa|78,725}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.cpsindia.org/2016/10/religion-data-of-census-2011-xxxi.html|title=Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXI Mizoram Manipur and Nagaland}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/partb.htm |title=Census of India - Language tools |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
| regions = [[Manipur]], [[Chin State]], [[Assam]], [[Mizoram]]
| regions = [[Manipur]], [[Chin State]], [[Assam]], [[Mizoram]]
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The '''Paite people''', are original [[ethnic group]] in [[Northeast India]], mainly living in [[Manipur]] and [[Mizoram]].
The '''Paite people'''{{efn|Alternative spellings: '''Paitei'''.{{sfnp|Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur|2018|p=334}}}} are an [[ethnic group]] in [[Northeast India]], mainly living in [[Manipur]] and [[Mizoram]].


The Paites are recognized as a [[Schedule Tribe|schedule tribe]] in Manipur and Mizoram.{{sfnp|Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur|2018|pp=334–335}} They are not regarded as part of the [[Kuki people|Kuki group]],{{efn|See the list of Kuki tribes in the ''Gazetter of Manipur''.<ref>{{citation |last=Dun |first=E. W. |title=Gazetteer of Manipur |publisher=Manas Publications |year=1992 |orig-year=1886 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32037 |via=archive.org |pages=32–33}}</ref> The [[Churachandpur district]], where the Paiteis are concentrated, was regarded as part of the "Lushai hills" region when the ''Gazetteer'' was compiled. It was added to the territory of Manipur later in 1894.}} but may be considered part of the wider [[Zo people|Zomi]] group.<ref name="Pisharoty"/>
The Paite Schedule Tribe is recognized as [[Schedule Tribe|schedule tribe]] under:


== Manipur ==
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950;
In Manipur, the Paiteis number 55,542, forming 1.94 percent of the state's population. They are concentrated in the [[Churachandpur district]] and dominate the [[Churachandpur]] Town (also known as Lamka). The Paitei language is considered the ''lingua franca'' of the town.{{sfnp|Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur|2018|p=334}}
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950;
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951;
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951; as amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes List (Modification) Order, 1956; the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960; the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966; the State of (Union Territories) Order, 1951; the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970; the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 1976;


They have local organisations such the Paite Tribe Council, Young Paite Association, Paite Literature Society and ''Siamsinpawlpi'' (SSPP, students' welfare body). They mostly follow the [[Christian]] faith, with the majority belonging to the Evangelical Baptist Convention church.{{sfnp|Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur|2018|pp=334–335}}
The Constitution (SC) Orders (Amendment) Act, 1990;

The Constitution (ST) Orders (Amendment) Ordinance, 1990;
Paiteis also dominate the underground group United People's Front (UPF), which has been in talks with the central government of India since 2008, demanding "a state within a state" for the tribal communities of Manipur.<ref name="Pisharoty">Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, [https://thewire.in/politics/manipur-churachandpur-hill-valley-inner-line-permit Fears Over Land, Identity Fuel Manipur's Bonfire of Anxieties], The Wire, 9 September 2016.</ref>
The Constitution (ST) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 1990;

The Constitution (SC) Order (Amendment) Ordinance, 1991;
During 1997–1998, there was an [[Kuki–Paite ethnic clash of 1997–1998|ethnic clash]] between the Peiteis and Kuki tribes in the Churachandpur district, which saw 352 people dead and thousands injured, but a peace agreement was reached in the end.
The Constitution (ST) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 1991;

The Constitution (ST) Order (Amendment) Ordinance, 1996;
== Mizoram ==
The Constitution (SC/ST) Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002;
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The Constitution (SC) Orders (Amendment) Act, 2011 (No.2 of 2012).


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Scheduled Tribes in India]]
* [[List of Scheduled Tribes in India]]


== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{reflist}}
; Sources
* {{citation |first1=M. Pauminsang |last1=Guite |first2=Langthianmung |last2=Vualzong |chapter=Community Resilience Building and the Role of Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur in Manipur |editor1=Amita Singh |editor2=Milap Punia |editor3=Nivedita P. Haran |editor4=Thiyam Bharat Singh |title=Development and Disaster Management: A Study of the Northeastern States of India |publisher=Springer |year=2018 |isbn=9789811084850 |pages=331–348 |ref={{sfnref|Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur|2018}}}}


==External links==
==External links==
*https://www.paite.org/who-are-paites.html
* [https://www.paite.org/who-are-paites.html Who are Paites], paite.org


{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}
{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}

Revision as of 07:51, 31 August 2023

Paite/Paitei
Total population
c. 78,725[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Manipur, Chin State, Assam, Mizoram
Languages
Paite language
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups

Ranglong

The Paite people[a] are an ethnic group in Northeast India, mainly living in Manipur and Mizoram.

The Paites are recognized as a schedule tribe in Manipur and Mizoram.[4] They are not regarded as part of the Kuki group,[b] but may be considered part of the wider Zomi group.[6]

Manipur

In Manipur, the Paiteis number 55,542, forming 1.94 percent of the state's population. They are concentrated in the Churachandpur district and dominate the Churachandpur Town (also known as Lamka). The Paitei language is considered the lingua franca of the town.[3]

They have local organisations such the Paite Tribe Council, Young Paite Association, Paite Literature Society and Siamsinpawlpi (SSPP, students' welfare body). They mostly follow the Christian faith, with the majority belonging to the Evangelical Baptist Convention church.[4]

Paiteis also dominate the underground group United People's Front (UPF), which has been in talks with the central government of India since 2008, demanding "a state within a state" for the tribal communities of Manipur.[6]

During 1997–1998, there was an ethnic clash between the Peiteis and Kuki tribes in the Churachandpur district, which saw 352 people dead and thousands injured, but a peace agreement was reached in the end.

Mizoram

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Alternative spellings: Paitei.[3]
  2. ^ See the list of Kuki tribes in the Gazetter of Manipur.[5] The Churachandpur district, where the Paiteis are concentrated, was regarded as part of the "Lushai hills" region when the Gazetteer was compiled. It was added to the territory of Manipur later in 1894.

References

  1. ^ "Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXI Mizoram Manipur and Nagaland".
  2. ^ "Census of India - Language tools". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. ^ a b Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur (2018), p. 334.
  4. ^ a b Guite & Vualzong, Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur (2018), pp. 334–335.
  5. ^ Dun, E. W. (1992) [1886], Gazetteer of Manipur, Manas Publications, pp. 32–33 – via archive.org
  6. ^ a b Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, Fears Over Land, Identity Fuel Manipur's Bonfire of Anxieties, The Wire, 9 September 2016.
Sources
  • Guite, M. Pauminsang; Vualzong, Langthianmung (2018), "Community Resilience Building and the Role of Paitei Tribe of Churachandpur in Manipur", in Amita Singh; Milap Punia; Nivedita P. Haran; Thiyam Bharat Singh (eds.), Development and Disaster Management: A Study of the Northeastern States of India, Springer, pp. 331–348, ISBN 9789811084850

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