INDEX

24S

Nepal, 110

Ngaia, a Ngente chief, 132, 134

Ngai-ti, legend of, 95

Ngakchi, a branch of the Changte

clan, 125
Ngalehi, a branch of the Lungkhua

clan, 127
Ngalchung, a branch of the Lungkhua

clan, 127

Ngamboma, tale of, 209-11
Ngaphawl, a branch of Lungkhua

clan, 127

Ngehguka, a Paihte chief, 3
Ngente, a non-Lushei clan, 132-3,

168, 173

Ngente hill, 173
Niman, marriage price paid to bride's

aunt on father's side, 51, 154
Nimkut feast, 87

Ngente, 133
No-hla, a Lakher marriage price,

218-9

Nomadic habits, 27, 156
Nuengi, legend of, 95-6
Nongjai, supposed wife of Pathen,

200

Nu-hrih sacrifice, 77
Nuaijingmang, Thado evil spirit,

201

Numeina, Aimol she-demon, 158
Nungchomba, a Manipuri god, 159
Nungshaba, a Chawte god, 159

OATHS, 55

0-kia, a Lakher marriage price,

218-9

Omens, 108, 146, 163, 203
Ornaments, 59

Lakher, 215

Old Kuki, 152

Vuite, 143
Owl, legend of, 94

PAC.HAKA, a Route family, 173
Pachuao, a Lushei clan, 125, 140
Padaratu, a branch of Changte clan.

125
Paihte (Vuite), a non-Lushei clan, 3,

8, 41, 93, 110, 142-4
Paihtea, sons of egg-hatched Lamleia,

142
Pakanglahpa, Old Kuki village

officer, 153
Pakhilngba, Manipuri snake-god, 106,

150, 158

Paku, a Lakher festival, 223
Palal, Guardian, xix, 82-4
Marriage price paid to, 51
Ngente, 133

Pallian, a branch of Thangur clan, 3

4, 5, 13, 49, 125-6
Pamte, a branch of Changte clan,

125

Paotu, a non-Lushei. clan, 134-5
Papek, a Eonte and Tarau festival,

175
Patel, Anal and Kolhen name for

Pat Man, 157

Pathen, Thado name for Pathian, 200
Patheng, Kom name for Pathian,

157
Pathen-biak-na, a Thado sacrifice,

202
Pathian, xix, 50 et seq.t 69,94, 95, 99,

103, 109, 201, 220
Vuite, 144

Old Kuki, 157-8, 169, 177
Tarau do not worship, 175
Pawl-kut festival, 87

Ngente, 133
Pe-ra, Lakher equivalent for Pial-ral,

221

Phaileng village, 140
Pkaizang hill, 146
Pheizaim, Thado Lashi, 201
Phun-lu-Vik hill, 95
Plumgchi, a branch of Lungkhua

clan, 127

Phunkai, Thado adoption, 200
Pial-ral, xx, 62, 64, 186, 221
Pial river, 62-3
Pig, 18, 32; legendary origin of, 94 ;

sacrificed, 70, 72, 74, 77, 80, 102,

139, 145, 147, 158, 164, 166, 168,

168, 172-3, 175, 201, 202
Pi-leh-pu, Lakher ''All-Father" or

"All-Mother," 221
Piler hill, 7

Poi people, the, 60, 95, 126
Poiboi, a Sailo chief, 146
Poison, Thado methods, 197
Polygamy, 50, 159, 196
Polkut, a Lushai festival, 160
Portents, 104-5
Pottery, 29

Priests, 80. See under Pui-thiam
Old Kuki, 149
Lakher, 224

Property in land, ideas of, 156
Pu, xx
Pu river, xx

Puanpui, a Lushei quilt, 31
Puggris, 9
Pui-thiam, xx, 44, 60, 75, 77, 80-1,

83, 00, 102,130, 160
Old Kuki, 153
Rangte, 147
Vuite, 14 ~