Meeitei & Tangkhul Were never related

Meeitei & Tangkhul Were never related! 

20/08/2015

The Villages relationship that Indecision,  never Represent Wungram (Tangkhul)

When we translate the words, Meitei, Meetei into our language it gave some sense. According to some villages, Hungpung, champhung (Aphung) villages’ folklore there was a complete relation between these communal. While among this...some villagers deny the whole story but support least.
Hungpungwo legend goes to say that Meitei means... Mei = fire, Tei (thei,) = Seen which hungpungwo seen a fire while he claims to be his own younger brother from the Hungpung Hill. (And also the story as Hungpung thawaichao follows) Whereas champhungwo (Champhang) even plaintiff to say that his daughter Yaozala was only responsible for the relation between the Hill and valley. (Yaozala married to maharaja.)* The present Sawombung in Kangleipak and its areas in Imphal valley said that belongs to Champhungwo (Champhang)

Further, it is mentioned, stated that Tangkhul became the Maharaja twice.
Some historian stated that the Meiteis, occupying barely 700 square miles of Manipur valley/Kangleipak are the descendants of either Makhelians or the Tangkhul Nagas.
It is also believed that the Meitei tribes (Not all the Meitei) and the Naga tribes had the same forefathers. (Hearsay)
The Meitei languages have some affinities with that of Naga tribes. It is also stated that Meitei house was built the same Naga traditional house.

However, there are 240 plus Tangkhul villages and many as 16 plus Clans Tangkhul stated that Meitei was not and never related to Tangkhul in any matter. They were Alien to the Hills people since BC. They regarded Meetei as Mee= Human/people, Tei = different (different people/foreigners) certainly Hungpungwo and Champhungwo usually attend whenever the Maharaja calls for.
The stated, seven clans in Manipuri history couldn’t be relevance when we deliberated it never related to Tangkhul.

By taking the advantage of once intimated with two Tangkhul Headmen (chiefs) and as a precursor of/ to this villages it is a predicament that Meetei used the word "TANGKHUL" instead of mentioning the name of the villages. (*Every Village is Independence).
The Oldest village in Tangkhul, Phungcham Village, Phungchamwo even stated Meetei/Meitei is never related to Tangkhul.
We also cannot possible or simply countenance history as the festival of Lai Harouba or others! Meetei politician, Intellectual played well, tried their best. And Endeavour to bring communal harmony but just to protect Manipur Integrity and against the Naga land Integrity.

Some visional, chiefs, scholar including Prophet R.Suisa predicted that "Meetei and Nagas particularly the Tangkhul Naga would come and face in the battlefield." this statement however were also supported by Hungpung, champhung Village Headmen /chiefs that time will come to kill our brother and it would be inevitable for both of us. (Meetei and Tangkhul) even in the meetei secret books,/Puya, history such statements were written(*As stated by many Elders). Most of the meetei intellectual, educated and elders understand, known clearly.

It is high time to recollect our harsh moment and proceed for our better nation. The best solution is to depart peacefully for a better nation to live as a good neighbor.

*Some folklore said Thangal, Meitei (not all the Meitei) and hungpung village is the same but not all the Tangkhul.