Chenglei or Salai Leishangthem or Salang Leishangthem or Sarang Leishangthem is a group of people, which is recognized as one of the seven Yek Salai clans of the composite Meitei confederacy. It consists of numerous Yumnaks which are native peoples of ancient Kangleipak (now Manipur), one of the states of India.
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+Meitei sub-groupsRomanisationNumber of families/surnames (according to N. Monihar)Number of families/surnames (according to Khomdon Lisam)Number of families/surnames (according to T.C. HodsonHodson, Thomas Callan. The Meitheis. India: D. Nutt, 1908.)Number of families/surnames (according to Manipur Mirror)Number of families/surnames (according to MASTEC)Chenglei (Sarang / Salang / Salai Leishangthem)6245416535 See also Mangang Luwang Khuman Angom Kha Nganpa Moilang
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