the (uipo) khoibu /ˌuɪː pə͜ʊ ˈkʰɔɪ buː/ are a community of manipur. they speak the khoibu language/dialect and call themselves "uipo". neighbouring tangkhul villagers call them ‘apo’ . marings call the "uipowaa". they were called ‘upong’ in the inthee (believed to be so called ‘ningthee’ in meiteilon and ‘chindwin’ in english) basin civilization.