The Ralte or Galte[1] is a sub-tribe of Mizo people.[2] The Ralte language is a Northern Kuki-Chin language, similar to Thadou.[3] According to Ethnologue, there are 34,000 Ralte speakers, mostly in Mizoram and Assam.[4]
Notable people
- Zodintluanga Ralte, politician
References
- Khai, Sing Khaw (1995). Zo People and Their Culture: A Historical, Cultural Study and Critical Analysis of Zo and Its Ethnic Tribes. Khampu Hatzaw. p. 11.
- Ghosh, G. K. (2008). Bamboo: The Wonderful Grass. APH Publishing. p. 171. ISBN 978-81-313-0369-6.
Normally it is believed that the Mizo tribe is a single tribe. But fact is however different. The Mizo tribe is actually not a single tribe but combination of a number of tribes. Correctly speaking it is a group of tribes. The Mizo tribe is a combination of five major tribes such as Lushei, Ralte, Hmar, Paite, and Pawi (or Poi) and eleven minor tribes known under common name Awzia.
- Grimes, B. (2003), "Kuki-Chin-Naga Languages", in William J. Frawley (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 373–377, ISBN 9780199771783
- Ralte Chin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)