Government of IndiaA Short Account of the Kuki-Lushai Tribes on the North-East Frontier (Districts Cachar, Sylhet, Naga Hills etc. and the North Cachar Hills) with an Outline Grammar of the Ranghol-Lushai Language and a Comparison of Lushai with Other Dialects
Author: Soppitt, C.A.
Keywords: Tribes, Naga, Grammar, Vocabulary, Sketch, Customs, Manners, Kuki-Lushai, Lushai, North East, Ranghol-Lushai, North-East Frontier, Sylhet, Cachar, Naga Hills
Publisher: The Assam Secretariat Press, Shillong
Description: An account of the principal manners and customs of the Kuki tribes of the North-East Frontier is given in this book. The book provides information on their marriage, right of succession and inheritance rules that the author believes would be useful to officials in the North-East Frontier districts. Topics covered are physical characteristics, habits and religion, village governance, crimes and oaths. Towards the end of the book is a comparison of the various tribal dialects including the Kuki tribe.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Soppitt, C.A. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-20T11:27:07Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-20T11:27:07Z |
| dc.description | An account of the principal manners and customs of the Kuki tribes of the North-East Frontier is given in this book. The book provides information on their marriage, right of succession and inheritance rules that the author believes would be useful to officials in the North-East Frontier districts. Topics covered are physical characteristics, habits and religion, village governance, crimes and oaths. Towards the end of the book is a comparison of the various tribal dialects including the Kuki tribe. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | ix, 88 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | The Assam Secretariat Press, Shillong |
| dc.subject | Tribes, Naga, Grammar, Vocabulary, Sketch, Customs, Manners, Kuki-Lushai, Lushai, North East, Ranghol-Lushai, North-East Frontier, Sylhet, Cachar, Naga Hills |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1887 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004718 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Soppitt, C.A. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-20T11:27:07Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-20T11:27:07Z |
| dc.description | An account of the principal manners and customs of the Kuki tribes of the North-East Frontier is given in this book. The book provides information on their marriage, right of succession and inheritance rules that the author believes would be useful to officials in the North-East Frontier districts. Topics covered are physical characteristics, habits and religion, village governance, crimes and oaths. Towards the end of the book is a comparison of the various tribal dialects including the Kuki tribe. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | ix, 88 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | The Assam Secretariat Press, Shillong |
| dc.subject | Tribes, Naga, Grammar, Vocabulary, Sketch, Customs, Manners, Kuki-Lushai, Lushai, North East, Ranghol-Lushai, North-East Frontier, Sylhet, Cachar, Naga Hills |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1887 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004718 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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