sentences:  Recently, some concerns were raised regarding the ability for citizens of Maphou to preserve their identity and culture if intertribal marriages are allowed with the neighbouring Tangkhul tribe villages and Meitei community villages.The Kuki–Naga ethnic clash of 1990s had a great impact on the village, with damage to property, and some villagers losing their lives.Due to these ethnic clashes there has been some migration of villagers to safer places.