Meitei people

Meitei, Meetei
মৈতৈ/মীতৈ
Total population
2.5 million
Regions with significant populations
Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nagaland,Mizoram
Languages
Meitei
Religion
Predominantly Hinduism;
minority Sanamahism
Related ethnic groups
Nagas, Burmese, Bishnupriya Manipuri,Tripuri, Shan, Tai, Kuki, Karen, Tai Ahom

The Meitei (also Meetei, Meithei, Manipuri) people are the majority ethnic group of Manipur, a northeastern state of India. Meitei is an endonym or autonym while Manipuri is an exonym. A significant population of the Meitei also are settled in domestic neighboring states such as Assam[1] and Tripura. They have also settled in Bangladesh[2] and Myanmar.[3]

The Meitei people are made up of seven major clans known as Salai Taret.[4] Their written history has been documented to 1445 BC.[5]

Language

The Meitei people speak the Meitei language, a Tibeto-Burman language. Both Meitei Mayek and Bengali script have been used to write Meitei.[6][7]

Culture

Religion

Mostly meiteis belong to Vaishnav sect of Hinduism. They worship Lord Krishna.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Meitei Diaspora In Assam". e-pao.net.
  2. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Manipuri, Meitei in Bangladesh".
  3. ↑ Project, Joshua. "Manipuri, Ponna in Myanmar (Burma)".
  4. ↑ "Origin of the Meiteis Part 2". E-Pao. Dr J Rimai.
  5. ↑ "A Brief History of the Meiteis of Manipur". The Manipur Page. P. Lalit.
  6. ↑ "History of Meetei Mayek". tabish.freeshell.org.
  7. ↑ "Manipuri language and alphabets". www.omniglot.com.

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