.jpg) 1888 picture of Meenas | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5 million[1] (2011 Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | |
| Languages | |
| Mina, Hindi, Mewari, Marwari, Dhundari, Harauti, Mewati, Wagdi, Malvi, Bhili etc.[2][3] | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (99.7%), others (0.14%)[4] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Bhil • Parihar • Meo |
Meena (pronounced [miːɳa]) is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community.[5][6] It used to be claimed they speak Mina language, a spurious language. Its name is also transliterated as Meenanda or Mina. They got the status of Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India in 1954.[7]
- ^ Prakash, Ravi (18 November 2020). "क्या आदिवासियों को मिल पाएगा उनका अलग धर्म कोड, झारखंड का प्रस्ताव अब मोदी सरकार के पास" (in Hindi). Ranchi: BBC Hindi. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ The assignment of an ISO code [myi] for the Meena language was spurious (Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices). The code was retired in 2019.
- ^ "A Sociological Evaluation of the Major Government Schemes Meant for Promoting Education and Health among The Members of the Meena Tribe in Rajasthan" (PDF).
- ^ "Meena in India". Joshua Project. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Sezgin, Yüksel (2011). Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 41. ISBN 9783643999054. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Rath, Govinda Chandra (2013). Emerging Trends in Indian Politics. Taylor & Francis. p. 166. ISBN 9781136198557.
- ^ "आखिर क्यों भड़कते हैं आरक्षण के आंदोलन | DW | 12.02.2019". Deutsche Welle (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 May 2022.