Thangal people

Not to be confused with Thangals.

A Thangal tribal old woman of Thangal Surung village, presenting gifts, including Yongchaak ( Meitei for ' Parkia speciosa '), to Khaidem Pramodini, a Meitei author from Imphal

The Thangal people are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting Senapati district in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur. They speak the Thangal language, which resembles Maram, and Rongmei. ^[1] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue. ^[2]

Presently there are 13 Thangal villages. They are found in eleven hill villages of the Senapati District: Angkailongdi, Katomei Makeng, Makeng Cheijinba, Ngaihang, Mapao Thangal, Mayangkhang, Ningthoupham, Thangal Surung, Tumnoupokpi, Yaikongpao and Takaimei. ^[3]

Society

Traditionally, the Thangals are both horticulturalists and agriculturalists. ^[3]

13 August is celebrated as Thangal Day. This is to commemorate the martyrdom of Lungthoubu Thangal, ^[4] better known as Thangal Menjor, or popularly as Thangal general in the year 1891.

References

1. "Thangal language". Ethnologue.
2. "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue . Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
3. Pampuinath, Babina; Meitei, Maibam Dhanaraj (10 March 2021). "Traditional Knowledge of Medicinal Plants among the Thangal–Naga Ethnic Group of Manipur, India" (PDF). Current Science. 120 (5): 945. doi:10.18520/cs/v120/i5/945-950. ISSN   0011-3891. S2CID   238954104.
4. "Thangal General descendant of the hills". Manipur Online.

Further reading

• Chand, Anththangmi (2002). The Thangal (Koirao) Tribe of Manipur: ethnographic study (Doctor of Philosophy). Manipur University. hdl:10603/39574.
• Laishram, Helen Devi (2002). History of the Thangal Tribe (Doctor of Philosophy). Manipur University. hdl:10603/103888.
• Singh, Maibam Monoranjan (2008). Bio-anthropological study among the Koirao of Manipur (Doctor of Philosophy). Manipur University. hdl:10603/41133.
• Thokchom, Chandramani Singh (2008). The structural analysis of Thangal (Doctor of Philosophy). Manipur University. hdl:10603/105286.
• Singh, M. Monoranjan; Maibam, Arundhati; Meetei, Ak. Bojen (2016). "Myths of Thangal origin from an anthropological perspective". In Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh (ed.). Oral Narratives of Manipur. Manipur: Cultural Research Centre Manipur Kha Naorem Leikai. pp. 156–166. ISBN   978-93-83201-42-2.{{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)