Clans and Kinship: Among the Hrangkhol tribe there were 24 clans known as Panchi. They are as follows:
Pena, Phirpu, Cholkha, Dumkar, Bangkheng, Phouitong, and Chorai – these tribes were in North Cachar hills. Bong, Langkai, Kazari, Dab and Tuisenvai – these were in the Plain areas of Cachar. Roipu, Khuongpel, Laikai, Tangkor or Chuonbak, Dabder, Saituol, Sairang, Dawrza, Doromkha, Malalkha, Vaplom and Lawkatangyas – these were in the State of Tripura.
Hrangkhol Dialect: The Hrangkhol tribe has its own dialect known as “Hrangkhol Chong.” Like many of the tribes in North-East India, the Hrangkhol tribes also do not possessed or having a written script of their own until the coming of Christian missionaries. In communication, the Hrangkhol in ancient past uses folklores, folktales, legends, stories that was preserved and passed on from one generation to the other. Their dialect had close similarity with that of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo race group.
Conclusion: The Hrangkhol tribe claims to be one of the descendants of the Mongoloid descent which is also one of the racial groups of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo racial stocks of South East Asia. The tribes are one of the tribe that migrated to North-East India from China passing through Burma. They first settled at Champhai of Mizoram which later scattered to different parts of North-East India. Different traditions had been passing on regarding the origin, dialect, clans, etc but the fact was that the tribe had its own culture, dialect which makes the tribe unique.
