The Kuki people, or Kuki-Zo people, [2] are an ethnic group in the Northeastern Indian states of Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, [3] as well as the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Kukis form one of …

Zomi is a collective identity adopted by some of the Kuki-Chin language -speaking people in India and Myanmar. The term means " Zo people". The groups adopting the Zomi identity reject the conventional labels "Kuki" and "Chin", popularised during the British Raj, as colonial impositions.

The Zo people, also known as the Kuki-Chin-Mizo group, comprise various tribes primarily inhabiting northeastern India, western Myanmar, and southeastern Bangladesh. These tribes share linguistic and cultural similarities, speaking languages from the Kuki-Chin branch of the Tibeto-Burman family.

5 天之前 · At the heart of the violence is a long struggle for power over Churachandpur and representation of the multiple small tribes that are clubbed together variously as Zo, Kuki-Zomi, Kuki-Zo, Kuki-Zo-Hmar, and so on. The tribes that identify as Zomi reject the term Kuki, pointing to its colonial origin, and opposition to “assimilation” by that hegemonic identity.

North East India is a hotspot of identity crisis and ethnic divisions. The Chin, Kuki, Mizo and Zomi tribes who are collectively known as Zo are no exception. They have close cultural and religious affinities and a common ancestor called Zo.

4 天之前 · Violent clashes broke out in Churachandpur, Manipur, last week between individuals belonging to the Zomi community on one side, and those belonging to the Hmar and Kuki communities on the other. All three communities fall under the larger Zo umbrella. The Zo people are an ethnolinguistic group who ...

2023年6月19日 · They are holding Kuki-Zomi groups responsible for the ethnic clashes that have claimed more than 120 lives and displaced more than 50,000 people. The Kuki-Zomi groups have denied the...

2025年3月24日 · Locals called for justice and enforced a shutdown, with some groups resorting to throwing stones. On March 18, more violence broke out after Hmar community members protested a Zomi group's attempt to hoist their community flag. Clashes between the two communities led to the death of a 53-year-old man and several others being injured.

2024年11月11日 · The Chin-Zo, also referred to as Chin-Kuki-Mizo in different regions, form a collection of ethnic communities with shared ancestry, linguistic ties, and cultural practices. Their historical trajectory and current geographical distribution reflect their movement through the region’s challenging terrain and encounters with other communities.

2019年11月23日 · The Government of India is looking at concluding peace talks with the 23 Kuki and Zomi groups in Manipur. Background Manipur was a princely state before merging with …