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  • noun Plural form of Kuki.

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Examples

  • The Kukis are a hill tribe who complain that they are dominated by both the Nagas and the Hindu Meiteis of the Imphal Valley, who dominate political and economic life in Manipur.

    NYT > Home Page By LYDIA POLGREEN 2011

  • Early migrants were known as Kukis, the second immigrants were called New Kukis, while Lushais were considered the last of migrants.

    Zee News : India National 2009

  • Briner adds, “With this kind of attitude, no Japanese player will ever win Wimbledon or the U.S. Open…Even more sadly, no Kukis or Kamiwasumis will be out there in the great international mix of players, bringing their own very special flavor, adding their own special perspective to the sport.”

    Rapture Ready! Daniel Radosh 2008

  • Healthy examples of this lifestyle abound: certain hill-tribes in Cambodia let siblings have sex, and the Indian Kukis are pretty much up for anything!

    Greg Gutfeld: HUFFPO EMERGENCY BUSH BASH BLOG APPLICATION FOR THE VICTIMS OF ALL DISASTERS EVERYWHERE! 2008

  • The various terrorist groups active there represent the diverse groups like Ahoms, Bodos, Kukis, Meitis and many, many others too numerous to mention.

    Caste and ethnic Violence in India Shantanud 2007

  • The author told Kukis that bin Laden has reason to be delighted that America has turned up in the Philippines, in Yemen, in the east coast of Africa, in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, and in the heart of the Middle East.

    Sands of Empire Robert W. Merry 2005

  • Kukis himself cites a recent United Nations report warning of a growing contingent of Muslim militants organized as a loose network of guerrilla forces throughout the Islamic world, some tied to al Qaeda, some merely inspired by it.

    Sands of Empire Robert W. Merry 2005

  • The author told Kukis that bin Laden has reason to be delighted that America has turned up in the Philippines, in Yemen, in the east coast of Africa, in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, and in the heart of the Middle East.

    Sands of Empire Robert W. Merry 2005

  • The author told Kukis that bin Laden has reason to be delighted that America has turned up in the Philippines, in Yemen, in the east coast of Africa, in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, and in the heart of the Middle East.

    Sands of Empire Robert W. Merry 2005

  • Kukis himself cites a recent United Nations report warning of a growing contingent of Muslim militants organized as a loose network of guerrilla forces throughout the Islamic world, some tied to al Qaeda, some merely inspired by it.

    Sands of Empire Robert W. Merry 2005

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