Meitei people

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Meitei people

Total population
1,800,000+ (2011)
Regions with significant populations
India	1,760,913[1]
Manipur	1,522,132[2]
Assam	168,127[3]
Tripura	23,779[4]
Nagaland	9,511[5]
Meghalaya	4,451[6]
Arunachal Pradesh	2,835[7]
Mizoram	2,242[8]
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

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.
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".