Purum people

Purum
Total population
	278
Languages
	Purum language
Religion
	Christianity
Related ethnic groups
	Kharam

Dear reader, We need your support to keep the flame of knowledge burning bright! Our hosting server bill is due on June 1st, and without your help, Bharatpedia faces the risk of shutdown. We've come a long way together in exploring and celebrating our rich heritage. Now, let's unite to ensure Bharatpedia continues to be a beacon of knowledge for generations to come. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Together, let's preserve and share the essence of Bharat.

Thank you for being part of the Bharatpedia family!
Please scan the QR code on the right to donate.

0%

transparency: ₹0 raised out of ₹100,000 (0 supporter)

The Purum are an indigenous tribe of Manipur. They are (or were) notable because their marriage system is the subject of ongoing statistical and ethographical analysis; Buchler states that "they are perhaps the most over-analyzed society in anthropology".^[2] Purum marry only in selected sibs; the allowed sibs are fixed by traditional customs. The Purums are divided into five sibs, namely, Marrim, Makan, Kheyang, Thao and Parpa.^[3] There is no indigenous centralized government.^[4]

According to the 1931 Census of India, the Purums numbered 145 men and 158 women, all practising their ancestral tribal religion; in 1936 they numbered 303 individuals but in the 1951 census they numbered only 43 individuals.^[4]

Purum family[edit]

The Lupho, Lupheng, Misao and Neitham clans belong to the above Marrim and Makan family. These clans were absorbed into other tribes of Manipur over time, and are recognised as Kuki Tribes in Manipur, Mizoram, Assam and Meghalaya. Among the Thadou Kuki they are known as Milhiem or Meriem, which has the same meaning as Marrim. Some of them are also found in the Kom tribe (Komrem) of Manipur. The Purum are very close to the Aimol, Chiru, Koireng, Kom Kharam and Chothe tribes. Their customs, culture and language are similar, being said to all come from the cave Khurpui.

Settlements[edit]

They currently resides in Purum Likli, Saikul subdivision of Kangpokpi district.

References[edit]

↑ "Census of India".
↑ Buchler, I. R. (1969). Game theory in the behavioural sciences. Pittsburgh University Press.
↑ White, H. C. (1963). An anatomy of kinship. Prentice=-Hall.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Needham, R. (1958). "A structural analysis of Purum society". American Anthropologist. 60 (1): 75–101. doi:10.1525/aa.1958.60.1.02a00080.

External links[edit]

Template:Ethno-stub

[1] "Census of India".

[Buchler-2] Buchler, I. R. (1969). Game theory in the behavioural sciences. Pittsburgh University Press.

[white-3] White, H. C. (1963). An anatomy of kinship. Prentice=-Hall.

[Needham_1958-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Needham, R. (1958). "A structural analysis of Purum society". American Anthropologist. 60 (1): 75–101. doi:10.1525/aa.1958.60.1.02a00080.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]