ꯃꯩꯇꯩ | |
|---|---|
 Cultural flag of the Meiteis | |
 A painting of Meitei horseman in Myanmar | |
| Total population | |
| 25,000 (2015) | |
| Languages | |
| Meitei, Burmese | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (majority), Sanamahism, Buddhism |
The Meitei people, also known as the Manipuri people (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ; Burmese: ကသည်းလူမျိုး, romanized: Kathe Lumyo, lit. 'Kathe people'), are a minority ethnic group in Myanmar. They are better known as the Kathe, Cassay, or Ponna in Myanmar.[1] They number around 25,000[2] and reside mainly in the eastern states of Kachin and Shan, Yangon division, Sagaing division, Ayeyarwaddy division, etc.[3][4]
The Government of Myanmar currently classifies the Meiteis as a sub-group under the "Chin" category. However, there have been proposals to reconsider and revise this classification.[3]
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- ^ Thokchom, Khelen (19 May 2008). "Myanmar Meiteis in search of roots". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b "A need to rethink Meitei in sub section of Chin group in Myanmar Part 1 By Maheshsana Rajkumar". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Manipuri in Myanmar 1". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2024-09-26.