215:, the suffix name part is made either by the gender identification or marital status identification like "Chanu". After getting married, the females changed their suffix part to "Leima", adding the term "Ningol" just after her paternal surname and by adding "Ongbi" after her husband's surname completes her full name.
190:, formed by the collection of different Yumnaks. Yumnaks inhabited specific areas and formed collectives. Later, these family members migrated to different areas, dispersing their Yumnaks.
578:
508:
473:
553:
548:
209:
is used as a prefix to their name. Keeping their respective names in the middle. The suffix name part is the one differing from males to females.
543:
538:
512:
568:
495:
456:
437:
594:
The
Religion of Manipur by J. Shakespear, Folklore, Vol. 24, No. 4 December 1913, pp. 409–455, Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
46:
533:
418:
623:
618:
608:
112:
287:
or gender identification like "Meitei/Meetei" for males. And sometimes by adding "cha" to their respective
528:
558:
569:
Valley society of
Manipur: a cultural frontier of Indian civilization by Ranajit Kumar Saha, 1994.
348:
262:
177:
140:
120:
613:
564:
Feminism in a traditional society: women of the
Manipur Valley by Manjusri Chaki-Sircar, 1984.
273:
NOTE : The females don't carry their Salai/Clan name because the Salai/Clan system is a
130:
57:
353:
38:
583:
382:
274:
544:
Chieftainship among the
Meiteis & Mizos - VII, the Sangai Express, 27 October 2009
602:
358:
315:
295:
238:
222:
199:
64:
49:
34:
593:
588:
474:
The
Meitheis - A Study of the Tribe of the Brahmaputra Valley by T. C. Hodson 2006.
460:
441:
157:
136:
400:
17:
573:
484:
363:
579:
Chieftainship among the
Meiteis & Mizos by Dr. (Mrs.) Priyadarshni M Gangte
485:
The Court
Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: 33-1763 CE By Saroj Nalini Parratt
172:
96:
265:/Clan name. Then, her full name as per the Meitei custom will be changed as,
336:
92:
563:
88:
589:
Note on the
Manipuri "Yek" by Lieut-Colonel J. Shakespear, CIE., D.S.O.
167:
147:
100:
84:
80:
72:
509:"MARRIAGE- It's Rules and Practices in Meitei Society - Imphal Times"
152:
53:
401:"About 8 lakh Manipuris in Assam demand their share of development"
162:
76:
68:
574:
Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Manipur by Hamlet Bareh, 2001.
186:
283:, the suffix is made either by the name of their respective
237:
will have her full name, before getting married, as per the
559:
Use of
Imported Titles Misleading Manipuri Culture? By: KO
539:
OBC in
Manipur — III, the Sangai Express, 29 August 2009.
202:
custom, naming system differs between males and females.
41:. The name Yamunak as Pronounced "yoom-naak". Ethnic
529:KOUBA ANGANGNGA was neither PANGAL MAR nor PANGAL.
496:MEETEIS' SURNAME By: - Thokchom Angouyaima (Doren)
554:Beyond the Margins, Book Preview By: Akendra Sana
261:is her husband's name and Angom is her husband's
139:. There are seven major Salais or Yek Salais or
184:Yumnaks are the sub-clans of these seven major
249:After getting married, assuming, she married
8:
269:Khaidem Ningol Narumbam Ongbi Leishna Leima
205:Commonly, in both the genders the person's
314:clan, will have his full name as per the
374:
198:From ancient immemorial time, based on
67:community lie largely in the Northeast
549:What's in a name? By: Huidrom Kenajit
291:or Clan name. "Cha" meaning "child".
7:
457:"Manipuri, Ponna in Myanmar (Burma)"
383:"Population of Meiteis in Manipur"
27:Family name in the Metei community
25:
33:is a family name (Sagei) In the
438:"Manipuri, Meitei in Bangladesh"
419:"Manipuris settled in Tripura"
1:
331:Sougrakpam Ahenba Mangangcha
325:Sougrankpam Ahenba Meitei or
322:Sougrakpam Ahenba Mangang or
335:Through these Yumnaks, the
328:Sougrakpam Ahenba Meetei or
308:and noting that 'sougrakpam
640:
257:is her husband's surname,
251:Narumbam Sanathoi Angomcha
119:belong to only one of the
339:of Meitei can be traced.
387:manipuronline.tripod.com
52:community including the
37:society, and they speak
444:on 23 September 2014.
245:Khaidem Leishna Chanu
107:Historical background
194:Unique Naming System
423:sorahal.blogspot.in
310:surname belongs to
178:Sarang Leishangthem
515:on 24 August 2016.
349:History of Manipur
56:and Meitei Bamon (
18:Meitei family name
455:Project, Joshua.
436:Project, Joshua.
294:Examples: A male
115:society, all the
16:(Redirected from
631:
517:
516:
511:. Archived from
504:
498:
493:
487:
482:
476:
471:
465:
464:
463:on 1 April 2015.
459:. Archived from
452:
446:
445:
440:. Archived from
433:
427:
426:
415:
409:
408:
397:
391:
390:
379:
302:with 'sougrakpam
298:having the name
233:as her paternal
225:having the name
218:Examples :
143:, namely :
131:Manipuri Brahmin
58:Manipuri Brahmin
45:are used in the
21:
639:
638:
634:
633:
632:
630:
629:
628:
624:Meitei surnames
619:Indian families
609:Meitei language
599:
598:
525:
523:Further reading
520:
507:Times, Imphal.
506:
505:
501:
494:
490:
483:
479:
472:
468:
454:
453:
449:
435:
434:
430:
425:. 23 June 2008.
417:
416:
412:
399:
398:
394:
381:
380:
376:
372:
354:Kakching Khunou
345:
196:
109:
95:. Some live in
39:Meetei Language
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
637:
635:
627:
626:
621:
616:
611:
601:
600:
597:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
534:Infotechnology
531:
524:
521:
519:
518:
499:
488:
477:
466:
447:
428:
410:
392:
373:
371:
368:
367:
366:
361:
356:
351:
344:
341:
333:
332:
329:
326:
323:
275:patrilineality
271:
270:
253:, noting that
247:
246:
195:
192:
182:
181:
175:
170:
165:
160:
155:
150:
129:Meitei Bamon (
108:
105:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
636:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
606:
604:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
526:
522:
514:
510:
503:
500:
497:
492:
489:
486:
481:
478:
475:
470:
467:
462:
458:
451:
448:
443:
439:
432:
429:
424:
420:
414:
411:
406:
405:www.e-pao.net
402:
396:
393:
388:
384:
378:
375:
369:
365:
362:
360:
359:Meitei people
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
346:
342:
340:
338:
330:
327:
324:
321:
320:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
292:
290:
286:
282:
278:
276:
268:
267:
266:
264:
260:
256:
252:
244:
243:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
219:
216:
214:
210:
208:
203:
201:
193:
191:
189:
188:
179:
176:
174:
171:
169:
166:
164:
161:
159:
156:
154:
151:
149:
146:
145:
144:
142:
138:
134:
132:
126:
122:
118:
114:
106:
104:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
83:and a few in
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
61:
59:
55:
54:Meitei Pangal
51:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
19:
584:Yumnak Story
513:the original
502:
491:
480:
469:
461:the original
450:
442:the original
431:
422:
413:
404:
395:
386:
377:
334:
311:
307:
303:
299:
293:
288:
284:
280:
279:
272:
258:
254:
250:
248:
234:
230:
226:
220:
217:
212:
211:
206:
204:
197:
185:
183:
137:Kshetrimayum
128:
124:
116:
110:
71:, mainly in
62:
42:
30:
29:
364:Indian name
318:custom as,
241:custom as,
180:(Chenglei).
141:Salai Taret
123:except the
121:Salai Taret
603:Categories
370:References
213:In females
173:Kha Nganba
135:including
97:Bangladesh
75:, Next in
337:genealogy
221:A female
93:Meghalaya
614:Surnames
343:See also
281:In males
259:Sanathoi
255:Narumbam
89:Nagaland
312:Mangang
306:Yumnak,
231:Khaidem
227:Leishna
168:Moirang
148:Mangang
127:of the
101:Myanmar
85:Mizoram
81:Tripura
73:Manipur
50:/Meitei
43:yumnaks
316:Meitei
300:Ahenba
296:Meitei
239:Meitei
235:Yumnak
223:Meitei
207:Yumnak
200:Meitei
158:Khuman
153:Luwang
125:Yumnak
117:yumnak
113:Meetei
65:Meitei
47:Meetei
35:Meetei
31:Yumnak
289:Salai
285:Salai
277:one.
263:Salai
229:with
187:Salai
163:Angom
77:Assam
69:India
99:and
63:The
60:).
304:as
111:In
605::
421:.
403:.
385:.
103:.
91:,
87:,
79:,
407:.
389:.
133:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.