Guite

A species of Minerals

Guite is the progenitor clan of Zomi people He is also said to be the Older Brother of Thadou progenitor of the Thadou people. Mostly the Guite clan speak Zomi language . Some known as Zomi and few also as kuki in India and as Zogam in Myanmar (Burma). Depending on local pronunciation, the clan was also called differently such as Nguite, Vuite, and was also recorded even as Gwete, Gwite, Nwite. In accord with the claim of their solar origin, the Guite clan has been called nampi, meaning noble or major or even dominant people, of the region in local dialect in the past.