Meitei people in Assam

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Assam Meiteis
(Meitei people in Assam)
Cultural flag of the Meiteis
Traditional Meitei dance, Pung Cholom performance in Guwahati, Assam
Total population
168,127[1] (2020)
Languages
Meitei language
(officially known as Manipuri language)
Religion
Majority:
Hinduism
Minority:
Related ethnic groups
other Indian people

The Meitei people (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ), also called Manipuri people (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ), is one of the minority ethnic groups in Assam. They are referred to as Mekhlee, Mekhelee, Meckley, Monipuri, Monipuriya, Magalu, Mogolu, Moglie, Moglai, among many other names dedicated to them by the other people of Assam.[3] Meiteis call Assam as "Tekhao" or "Tekhau" or "Tekhaw" (Meitei: ꯇꯦꯈꯥꯎ).[4] In October 2020 their population was estimated 168,127 with its population, the Meitei tribe is a fairly large ethnic minority in Assam and Meitei culture can be found in everywhere places.[5]

  1. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Assam". census.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Assam". census.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ Historical and Cultural Relations Between Manipur, Assam, and Bengal. India: Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, 1986.
  4. ^ Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization. India: Mittal Publications, 1988. p. 20-22, 115
  5. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Assam". census.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.