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Gender and Number in Aimol: A Case Study

Chongom Damrengthang Aimol, Ph.D.

Abstract

Aimol is one of the recognized tribes of Manipur. It was recognized on 29th October, 1956 vide notification no. 2477, under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Aimol as a tribe is endogamous and possesses a common dialect, a common tradition of origin and common beliefs and ideas. The total population of Aimol according to Census-2011 is 4,640 (According to Chairman, Aimol Literature Society, Manipur). The Aimol tribe is found in Chandel, Churachandpur, and Senapati districts of Manipur. In the entire state, there are 15 Aimol villages, of which eleven in Chandel district (Khullen, Chandonpokpi, Ngairong, Khodamphai, Tampak, Chingnunghut, Khunjai, Kumbirei, Satu, Khudengthabi and Unapal), two in Churachandpur district (Kha-Aimol and Louchunbung) and another two in Senapati district (Tuikhang, Kharam-Thadoi).

Aimol has no proper written literature except some books, gospel songs, Bible and a Descriptive Grammar of Aimol written by M. Shamungou Singh, an unpublished Ph.D. thesis of Manipur University, Imphal. There is no indigenous script. They use Roman script for writing books and other journals, etc. The teaching of Aimol has not been introduced in any private and govt. schools. For communication with other communities they use Manipuri or Meiteilon which is a lingua franca of Manipur State. Aimol has no grammatical gender and number. Gender and number are marked by particular words or prefixes or suffixes. In the case of nouns having no generic names, male and female are distinguished by using words indicating opposite sex. The different between the singular and the plural is the number markers. Here the paper attempts to find out how the gender and number is formed in Aimol. It will be illustrated with suitable examples.

The Language

Aimol is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Manipur. Some same language speakers are also said to live in Tripura who are known as Hrangkhawls. The language has some affinities with the other languages like Hmar, Hrangkawl, Sukte, Malsom, Darlong, Lushai and Thadou-Kuki, Purum, Chothe, Chiru, Kom, Koireng and Kharam. Manipuri or Meiteilon is used for communication with other tribes.

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Chongom Damrengthang Aimol, Ph.D.
Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal
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Imphal-795004
Manipur
India
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