Meitei people

Meitei people
Total population
	1,800,000+ (2011)
Regions with significant populations
India	1,760,913
Manipur	1,522,132
Assam	168,127
Tripura	23,779
Nagaland	9,511
Meghalaya	4,451
Arunachal Pradesh	2,835
Mizoram	2,242
Myanmar	25,000
Bangladesh	15,000
Languages
	Meitei lon
Religion
	Hinduism, Sanamahism
Related ethnic groups
	Nagas, Kukis, Zomis, Bamar, Shan

The Meitei people, or Manipuri people,^[9] are the predominant ethnic group of the Indian state of Manipur.^[10] There are significant Meitei speaking population in Assam, Tripura, Myanmar and Bangladesh.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Regarding religious groups, there are Meitei Hindus, Sanamahists

References[change | change source]

↑ "Languages Specified in the Eight Schedule (Scheduled Languages)" (PDF). census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020. Listed as Manipuri in the 2011 Indian census
↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Manipur". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Assam". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Tripura". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Nagaland". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Meghalaya". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Arunachal Pradesh". census.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Mizoram". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
↑ Samson, Kamei (2019). "Theorising Social Fear in the Context of Collective Actions in Manipur". Journal of Northeast Indian Cultures. 4 (2): 12–43. 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."
↑ "Meitei | people | Britannica".
↑ "Meitei in India".
↑ "Meitei".
↑ "Myanmar Meiteis in search of roots".

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[1] "Languages Specified in the Eight Schedule (Scheduled Languages)" (PDF). census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020. Listed as Manipuri in the 2011 Indian census

[2] "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Manipur". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[3] "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Assam". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[4] "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Tripura". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[5] "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Nagaland". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[6] "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Meghalaya". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[7] "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Arunachal Pradesh". census.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[8] "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Mizoram". census.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[samson-9] Samson, Kamei (2019). "Theorising Social Fear in the Context of Collective Actions in Manipur". Journal of Northeast Indian Cultures. 4 (2): 12–43. 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."

[10] "Meitei | people | Britannica".

[11] "Meitei in India".

[12] "Meitei".

[13] "Myanmar Meiteis in search of roots".

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