Gangte
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Gangte is a tribe from northeast India with a population of 15,100 (as of 2001), primarily in Manipur's southern districts, Meghalaya, and Assam. Though nationally "Indian," this tribe displays Mongoloid-type features. [1] (http://dialogue.adventist.org/graphics/profile_gangte.jpg) They are considered part of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo group of tribes. Other tribes in this group are the Thadou (Kuki), Hmar, Lushai (Mizo), Paite, Simte, Vaiphei, and Zou.
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Gangte is also the name of the language spoken by the Gangte tribe of northeast India. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern.
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External links
- Kukiforum.com (http://kukiforum.com/news_features/gangte.htm)
- Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=GNB)