Aimol people
The Aimol people are an ethnic group living mainly in Manipur and in parts of Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Assam, Meghalaya in India. They speak Aimol, a Sino-Tibetan language. Aimols use Meitei as their second language according to the Ethnologue.
They practice slash-and-burn agriculture and are primarily Christian.
Clans
The indigenous term for clan in Aimol is phung. The Aimol people are subdivided into several clans: Chaithu, Chongom, Darkhum, Khochung, Lanu, Laita, Shialloa, Shongthu, Sairol, Samte, Tuiralreng, Thirchung and Ruijong.Religion
Historically the Aimol were animists they worshipped in gods such as Kho-pathian and In-pathian, Sailing and Bonglei who were village protectors, Chahou god of agriculture and paddies, Miso god of peace and prosperity, and Arkun a goddess of fertility.In the mid-20th century the Aimol were converted to christianity by Christian missionaries.