The Lushei Kuki Clans

The term Old Kukis has long been applied to the clans which suddenly appeared in Cachar about 1800, the cause of which eruption I have explained when dealing with the history of...

The term New Kukis, which appears so often in the records of Cachar and Sylhet in the middle of the last century, and which has been adopted by Dr. Grierson in the "Linguistic S...

[1. Legends.] There are many tales common to all the Kuki-Lushai clans, though the names under which the various personages figure in them are not always the same. A numerous cl...

[1. Internal structure.] The population of a village ruled by a Thangur chief at the present time is composed of representatives of many tribes and clans, which have all more or...

[1. General form of religious beliefs.] Practically all divisions of the Lushai-Kuki family believe in a spirit called Pathian, who is supposed to be the creator of everything a...

[1. Habitat.] The Lushei chiefs now rule over the country between the Kurnaphuli river and its main tributary, the Tuilianpui on the west, and the Tyao and Koladyne river on the...

[1. Occupation.] The entire population may be classed as agriculturists, as only a few people, as will be afterwards described, live on contributions of rice given them in excha...

[Fanai.] A clan which was rising into eminence, when our occupation of the country put a stop to its further aggrandisement. The chiefs trace their pedigree back six generations...

street to lessen the risk of fire; it is only a rough shed with a log platform in front, which is as favourite a resort for loafers as is the forge door in England. The bellows...

This clan emigrated from the neighbourhood of Thlan-tlang (called by the Chin Hills officers Klang-klang) in comparatively recent times. They are closely allied to the Southern...

If a woman has difficulty in bringing forth, a fowl is killed and divided equally. The portion with the head is put at the upper end of the village with seven pieces of cane rol...

Dr. Grierson, in the "Linguistic Survey of India," uses the term "Kuki-Chin" to describe all the languages spoken by the clans I have dealt with and their cognates, but he adds:...

I propose, in this chapter, to deal only with Lushai, and to treat of the connection between the different dialects spoken in these Hills at the end of Part II.

These clans have adopted most of the manners and customs of their conquerors, and to an ordinary observer are indistinguishable from the true Lushei. In many cases the only diff...

Khamliana, Sailo Chief (Coloured Plate) Frontispiece Lushai Weapons, Ornaments, &c 10 Lushai Men's Hair Ornaments To face 12 Zawlbuk, or Young Men's House To face 22 Plan of a L...

One of these tales is reproduced in Part II. The tales are well translated, but the Lushai is transliterated in a manner now out of date. The notes are as excellent as one would...

up McCrea's memoir, and found in it a reference to a memoir which appeared in Volume ii of Asiatic Researches, 1790. The title of the memoir of 1790 runs "On the Manners, Religi...

In this part all the clans of the Lushai-Kuki race which are not included by the people themselves among the Lusheis will be briefly dealt with. All these clans practise the jhu...

1. General form of religious beliefs--Pathian the Creator, Other spirits, The world beyond the grave, Re-incarnation. 2. Ancestor worship--Offerings to the dead, Possession by s...

1. Internal structure--Formation and constitution of the Clan, Sub-division into Families and Branches. 2. Tribal organisation--The Chief, Village officials, Rights of chief, Bo...

1. Occupation. 2. Weights and Measures. 3. Villages. 4. Houses. 5. Furniture. 6. Implements--Agricultural, Musical, Household. 7. Manufactures--Basket work, Pottery, Brass work,...

1. Legends--Creation and natural phenomena, Nomenclature of hills, &c., Animal tales, Mythical heroes. 2. Superstitions--Connected with cultivation, with animals, house building...