HILL TRIBES is a general term by which the British designate collectively the numerous un civilised tribes who inhabit the mountain ranges and higher hills in British India and along its borders. Most of them are wholly illiterate. Dr. W. W. Hunter has mentioned that- In the North-! Vest Provinces thero are wander ing'and wild tribes, named Bur, Damak, Kanjar, Pasi, Kumboh, Nat, Saussee, Gond, and theTharoo in tho Terai ; the Pasi also occurring in Oita.
The Chinetie Frontier and Tibet have the Gyami, Gyarung, Takpa, Manyak, Thoehu, Sokpa, Horpa.
.Nepal (East to West) has the Serpa, Sintwar, Gurung, Murmi, Magar, Khaksya, Pakhya, Newar, Limbo.
Kiranli Group, East Nepal, havo the Kiratiti, llodong, Rungchenbung, Chingtangya, Nach hereng, Waling, Yakha, Chourasya, Kulungya. Thultingya, Babingya, Lohorong, Limbichhong, Mali, Sang-pang, Dunn, Khaling, Dungmali.
The Broken Tribes of Nepal are the Darlii. Denwar, Pahri, Chepang, Illimmu, Vayu, Kumar, Kusunda, Tharu.
Lepclut of Sikkim.
Lhopa of Bhutan.
In N. E. Bengal are the Bodo, Dliitnal. Kochi', Caro, Kachari.
In the Eastern Frontier of Bengal are the Munipmi, Mithau Naga, Tablung Naga, Kliari Naga, Angaini Naga, Naga, Nowgcnig Naga, Tengsa Naga, Abor Miri, Sibsagor Miri, Deoria. Chutia, Singplio.
Mishmi, Chulikata Abor group, viz. Padam and other Abor, Miri and Hill Miri, Dophla, Aka or Hrusso.
Naga of Upper Assam, the lower Naga group. Naga west of the Doyang river.
Kuki, Manipur, and their neighbours Kouponi. Mikir, Jaintia and Khasaya.
Arakan and Burma, Khyeng or Shou, Ka-mi, Ku-mi ; Alm or Toung, Sak.
Siam and Tenasserim, Karen, Toung-thu, Kham-ti, Laos.
Central India, Ho (Kol); Koi ; (Singbhum), Santal ; Illitunij Rajnialiali, Gond, Khond, Saora, Chentsu, Bhil, Patooa.
Broken Tribes, Cheroo, Kharwar, Parheya, K isan or Nagesar, Bhuiher, Boyer, Nagbansi, Kaur or Kaurava, Mar.
Southern India, Toda, Kota ; Badaga, Irular, Kurambar, •ali-Arasar, with many broken tribes in the plains, Yerkala, Pariah, Chakili, Mhar, Mhang, Okkalu, Holar.
Ceylon, Veddth.