Batupuei
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Batupuei refers to the inhabitants of Matupi
, Chin State, Myanmar
(Burma).
Batu is an ethnic group in Southern Chin State, descendants of Batu, the first settler at Batu village; the group is also referred to as Batupuei— 'Batu' being the name of a person later its known as a tribe and 'Puei' meaning "great". The tribe migrated from Central Burma (Myanmar) or northern Matupi after moving place to place as the Chin people migrated from China. It is learned that Kachin and Chin were a sibling who were from Mongol Citizen in China. Some Chin people settled along the Chindwin River and Central Burma (Myanmar) while some continues to find place to mountainous area and hill sides. Those Chin People lives in plain areas are called themselves as "Asho Chin and those settled in Western Burma (Myanmar) are called themselves as Hilly Chin. This Batu tribes is one of Chin tribe which belongs to Mongolian from China were living on the delta of Chindwin river, but then moved to western Burma. There were three members among their sibling and Butu is one of them. Others are Lungngo and Tuphum. Each of them are settled in the present places and areas. This perticular place became Batupuei which is named as Matupi in officially later. There are the four wards in Matupi, as Ngala Ward, Longvan ward, Khoboi ward, and Cangbong ward are where the following clans reside: Taknan, Laithang, Tuimuk, Rhinguet, Takluem, Thintuep, Manrhing, Thanghul, Rhalawk, Sampok, Tlungmaa, Thangkhaeng, Oeitoe and Yungpoeih. These fourteen clans are called Batu. They speak the same Language, Batu or Batupuei. This Batupuei (Matupi) is a main centre for all Matu people for all sources main.
Matupi
Matupi is a town in Chin State in western Burma , in Southeast Asia.Matupi is the second capital City, one of the townships of Chin State of West Myanmar, South-east Asia...
, Chin State, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
(Burma).
Batu is an ethnic group in Southern Chin State, descendants of Batu, the first settler at Batu village; the group is also referred to as Batupuei— 'Batu' being the name of a person later its known as a tribe and 'Puei' meaning "great". The tribe migrated from Central Burma (Myanmar) or northern Matupi after moving place to place as the Chin people migrated from China. It is learned that Kachin and Chin were a sibling who were from Mongol Citizen in China. Some Chin people settled along the Chindwin River and Central Burma (Myanmar) while some continues to find place to mountainous area and hill sides. Those Chin People lives in plain areas are called themselves as "Asho Chin and those settled in Western Burma (Myanmar) are called themselves as Hilly Chin. This Batu tribes is one of Chin tribe which belongs to Mongolian from China were living on the delta of Chindwin river, but then moved to western Burma. There were three members among their sibling and Butu is one of them. Others are Lungngo and Tuphum. Each of them are settled in the present places and areas. This perticular place became Batupuei which is named as Matupi in officially later. There are the four wards in Matupi, as Ngala Ward, Longvan ward, Khoboi ward, and Cangbong ward are where the following clans reside: Taknan, Laithang, Tuimuk, Rhinguet, Takluem, Thintuep, Manrhing, Thanghul, Rhalawk, Sampok, Tlungmaa, Thangkhaeng, Oeitoe and Yungpoeih. These fourteen clans are called Batu. They speak the same Language, Batu or Batupuei. This Batupuei (Matupi) is a main centre for all Matu people for all sources main.