Ethnic group of South Asia
Ethnic group
Meitei people (Manipuri people)[ 1] Cultural flag of the Meitei people
1,800,000+[ 2] (2011) India 1,760,913[ 3] Manipur 1,522,132[ 4] Assam 168,127[ 5] Tripura 23,779[ 6] Nagaland 9,511[ 7] Meghalaya 4,451[ 8] Arunachal Pradesh 2,835[ 9] Mizoram 2,242[ 10] Myanmar 25,000[ 11] Bangladesh 15,000[ 2] Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language ) Majority : Hinduism (83.38%) - predominately Vaishnavism Minority :[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Meitei Pangals , Tripuri , Nagas and other Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups.
The Meitei people , Meetei ,[ 15] Manipuri people [ 1] is an ethnic group native to Manipur . They form the largest and dominant ethnic group of Manipur in Northeast India . They speak the Meitei language (officially called Manipuri ), one of the 22 official languages of the Republic of India and the sole official language of Government of Manipur .[ 1] [ 16]
The Meiteis primarily settled in the Imphal Valley region in modern-day Manipur, though a sizeable population has settled in the other Indian states of Assam , Tripura , Nagaland , Meghalaya , and Mizoram .[ 2] [ 17] There is also a notable presence of Meitei people in the neighbouring countries of Myanmar and Bangladesh .[ 2] [ 11] [ 18] The Meitei ethnic group represents about 53% of Manipur's population.[ 19]
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^ "Languages Specified in the Eight Schedule (Scheduled Languages)" (PDF) . census.gov.in . Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020 . Listed as Manipuri in the 2011 Indian census
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^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Assam" . census.gov.in . Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Tripura" . census.gov.in . Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Nagaland" . census.gov.in . Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Meghalaya" . census.gov.in . Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Arunachal Pradesh" . census.gov.in . Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021 .
^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Mizoram" . census.gov.in . Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
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^ "Manipur violence: Who are Meiteis and Kukis? What are they fighting over" . Economic Times . 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023 .
^ "Meitei unspecified in India" . Joshua Project. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023 .
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^ Samson, Kamei (2019). "Theorising Social Fear in the Context of Collective Actions in Manipur" . Journal of Northeast Indian Cultures . 4 (2): 12–43. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020 . P.20: "historically, academically and conventionally Manipuri prominently refers to the Meetei people." P.24: "For the Meeteis, Manipuris comprise Meeteis, Lois, Kukis, Nagas and Pangal."
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^ "Festivals in Meghalaya, Fairs and Festivals of Meghalaya" . Travelhot.in . Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018 .
^ Thokchom, Khelen (19 May 2008). "Myanmar Meiteis in search of roots" . The Telegraph . Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
^ Khomdan Singh Lisam, Encyclopaedia Of Manipur , ISBN 978-8178358642 , pp. 322–347