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Meitei people
Ethnic group of South Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
![]() Cultural flag of the Meitei people | |
![]() Meitei community, India | |
Total population | |
1,800,000+[2] (2011) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | 25,000[11] |
![]() | 15,000[2] |
Languages | |
![]() (officially known as Manipuri language) | |
Religion | |
Majority:![]() Minority:
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Related ethnic groups | |
Meitei Pangals, Tripuri, Nagas and other Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups. |
![Meetei Mayek](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Meetei_Mayek_letter_I.svg/34px-Meetei_Mayek_letter_I.svg.png)