Faihriem

English Noun p A clan of the Hmar tribal people of Assam, members of which speak a dialect of the Hmar language (a Tibeto-Burman language). en 1992 Vijay Prakash Sharma The Hmars of Manipur: an anthropological exploration 18 Faihriem have altogether 13 subclans. They are Saivate, Tuollai, Bapui, Tuimuol, Khawlum, Khawkhieng, Khawreng, Sekong, Seiling, Thlanghnung, Salhmar, . 1998, India's Communities, volume 4 (edited by Kumar Suresh Singh of the Anthropological Survey of India): The Hmar are divided into several clans, like Khawbung, Lungtau, Leiri, Zote, Ngurte, Khelte, Khawlhring and Faihriem; these are again divided into a number of lineages. en 1999 Robin D. Tribhuwan; Preeti R. Tribhuwan Tribal dances of India Encyclopaedic profile of Indian tribes 1 117 21 clans. They are Biete, Changsan, Chawrai, Darngawn, Faihriem, and Zote. The past tradition suggests that each clan had a dialect of its own but nowadays a common dialect used by the Hmar people was developed by Christian missionaries.