Meitei people in Tripura

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Tripura Meiteis
(Meitei people in Tripura)
Cultural flag of the Meiteis
Manmohini Devi, one of the Meitei queens of Tripura, and the first female self photographer of India[1]
Total population
23,779[2] (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 Tripura. Meiteis call the land of Tripura as "Takhel" (Meitei: ꯇꯈꯦꯜ) or "Takhen" (Meitei: ꯇꯈꯦꯟ) in their language.[4][5] In September 2020, their population was estimated to be approximately 23,779.[6]

In Agartala, the capital city of Tripura, Meitei speaking population is the fourth largest linguistic group of people, after Bengalis, Tripuris and Hindi speakers, according to 2011 census.[7]

The Tripura Meiteis are recognized under the OBC category in Tripura.[8]

  1. ^ Sharma, Kamayani (2024-03-04). "A 19th-century Indian queen's photographic work has been obscured by history". Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  2. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Tripura". census.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Tripura". census.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ Sharma, H. Surmangol (2006). "Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary". dsal.uchicago.edu (in Manipuri and English). University of Chicago. p. 74. Retrieved 2024-05-29. takhel ꯇꯈꯦꯜ /tə.kʰel/ n. a former name of present Tripura (a northeast state of India), as known to the Manipuris.
  5. ^ "Tripura Meiteis living in misery, want Manipur government to look into the matter : 19th aug19 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  6. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Tripura". census.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  8. ^ Press, Imphal Free (2013-03-25). "Meitei Manipuris in Tripura: lost moorings and old ties – KanglaOnline". Retrieved 2024-09-28.