Yek also known as Salai are the collective of clans of the native people of
Kangleipak
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a States and territories of India, state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It ...
(Manipur).The natives included among the yek include Anal, Tangkhul, Mao, Maring, Kabui, Chothe, Purum, Khoibu, and Kharam..The clan names come from various dialects and surnames but mean the same thing. All natives of Kangleipak are included in the 7 major yek or parent clan. It may be noted that the term Hao used to mean tribes by
Meitei people may be the common name of the native of
Manipur Kingdom
The Manipur Kingdom
was an ancient independent kingdom at the India–Burma frontier that was in subsidiary alliance with British India from 1824, and became a princely state in 1891. It bordered Assam Province in the west and Brit ...
as both Meitei and various other hao share deep similarity in culture and tradition.
See also
Clan name in
Meetei language
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
* Mangang
* Luwang
* Khuman Salai, Khuman
* Angom
* Moilang
* Kha Nganpa
* Salai Leishangthem
Reference
Genealogy articles needing expert attention
Clans of Meitei
Clans
History of Manipur
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