Yek Salai

{{Short description|Tradition of the indigenous communities of Kangleipak}}

{{About|a traditional system of septet of every indigenous communities of Manipur|the Meitei ethnicity-specific system|Meitei confederacy}}

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A Yek Salai ({{langx|mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯂꯥꯏ}}|}}) or a Yek ({{langx|mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯌꯦꯛ}}|}}) or a Salai ({{langx|mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯁꯥꯂꯥꯏ}}|}}) refers to one member group within a union of seven groups, predominantly in the traditions of the indigenous communities with origins in Kangleipak (present day Manipur). The most notable example of such a union of 7 yek salai groups is that of the Meitei confederacy ({{langx|mni|Meitei Yek Salai 7}}). Each yek salai group contains numerous families ({{langx|mni|yumnak}}).{{Cite journal|last=Shakespear|first=J.|date=1910|title=33. Note on the Manipuri "Yek."|url=https://zenodo.org/records/2038949/files/article.pdf|journal=Man|volume=10|pages=59–61|doi=10.2307/2787995|issn=0025-1496}}

It also exists in other ethnicities, including but not limited to Aimol people, Anal people, Chiru people, Chothe people, Inpui people, Kabui people, Kharam people, Koireng people, Kom people, Lamkang people, Liangmei people, Mao people, Maram people, Maring people, Moyon people, Monshang people, Paomai people, Purum people, Rongmei people, Tarao people, Thangal people, Tangkhul people and Zemei people.

List of septets

= In Meitei ethnicity =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Meitei sub-groups

!Romanisation

!Note(s)

|Ningthouja (Mangang)

| rowspan="7" |{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.467297/page/n11/mode/1up|title=Sagei Salai Apoklon|last=Monihar|first=N.|publisher=Internet Archive; Digital Library of India|year=2000|location=India|language=mni}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466642/page/n140/mode/1up|title=Erat Thouram Thounirol Lairik|last=Neelbir|first=Sairem|publisher=Internet Archive; Digital Library of India|year=2004|location=India|pages=140|language=mni}}

|Moirang (Moilang)

|Chenglei / Sarang Leishangthem (Salang / Salai Leishangthem)

= In other ethnic groups =

class="wikitable"

! Ethnicities

! colspan="7" | 7 sub-groups in the Yek Salai system

! Note(s)

Anal (Anan)

| Murchal

| Masum

| Pasen

| Chantung

| Runlal

| Yasha

| Hrangpung

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Chiru

| Samia

| Ashou

| Achi

| Sonam

| Anam Bahai

| Hua

| Achon

Chothe & Kom

| Yurung

| Thao

| Marim

| Parpa

| Rrangsai

| Makal

| Rakhung

Inpui

| Riamroi

| Bariam

| Khumba

| Inka

| Bariamtak

| Bariampaan

| Balang

Kabui

| Kammei

| Gangmei

| Golmei

| Lomgmei

| Maringmei

| Palmei

| Paomei

Koireng

| Yaite

| Sonthu

| Leison

| Tumtin

| Tente

| Walbe

| Mikle

Kharam

| Sheiphu

| Sheichel

| Rangla

| Rakhou

| Seilou

| Mareeyam

| Kailam

Lamkang

| Suwngnem/ Sankhil

| Khular

| Dilbung

| Shilshi

| Tholung /Jangvei

| Kangten

| Leivon; Surte

Mao

| Ahui

| Amei

| Sinmarei

| Akonglei

| Asus Anem

| Khote Lamei

| Anui

Maram

| Akhanosum

| Soute

| Ahongnu

| Asom

| Luklei

| Lusae

| Hakup

Maring

| Dalla

| Raj

| Dingthoi

| Chongdur

| Sampur

| Thoitak

| Thangnga

Moyon and Monsang

| Ruin Wangran

| Chinir Numgohin

| Sason Hungam

| Songahir Khartur

| Nguru Langrom

| Sirbum Turip

| Bungehir Charu

Poumai

| Alui

| Akhet

| Ahim

| Atao

| Amei Hutae

| Amei Hutei

| Aman

Purum

| Haonam

| Puinae

| Seo

| Louten

| Hounae

| Haotuk

| Henttaogh

Tangkhul

| Duidang

| Sadang

| Khodang

| Khapudang

| Choudang

| Sithudand

| Kingdang

Tarao

| Akheng Lentae

| Atoilu

| Puinae

| Lourrei

| Lanchi Siru

| Alikleiill na

| Alek

Bibliography

{{Cite thesis|last=Laishram Basanti|first=Department of History

|url=http://hdl.handle.net/10603/103665|title=Astudy of political history of Manipur from Pakhangba to Khagemba|quote=Heirem Khunjan, Hao-rok Konthou and some other ancient Manipuri text and archaeological findings. N. Birachandra, Meitei Leipakta Yek Salai Hourakpa. Amasy Chaokhalakpa|date=2019-07-23|publisher=Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)}}

{{Cite journal|last=Mawon|first=Somingam|date=2020-11-12|orig-year=2014-05-12|title=Understanding the Origin of the terms 'WUNG', 'HAO' and 'TANGKHUL|url=http://www.isca.in/IJSS/Archive/v3/i5/8.ISCA-IRJSS-2014-44.pdf|journal=International Research Journal of Social Sciences_|volume=3 |issue=5|pages=36–40|issn=2319-3565}}

References

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