Meitei people
Cultural flag of the Meitei people | |
| Total population | |
| 1,800,000+ (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | 1,760,913 |
| Manipur | 1,522,132 |
| Assam | 168,127 |
| Tripura | 23,779 |
| Nagaland | 9,511 |
| Meghalaya | 4,451 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2,835 |
| Mizoram | 2,242 |
| Myanmar | 25,000 |
| Bangladesh | 15,000 |
| Languages | |
| Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Hinduism (predominantly Vaishnavism) Minority: | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bamars, Shan, Chin, Kachin, Meitei Pangals, Tripuri, Nagas, other Tibeto-Burman groups | |
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The Meitei people, also known as Meetei people, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group native to the Indian State of Manipur. They form the largest and dominant ethnic group of Manipur in Northeast India. They speak the Meitei language (officially called Manipuri), one of the 22 official languages of the Republic of India and the sole official language of Government of Manipur. The Meiteis primarily settled in the Imphal Valley region in modern-day Manipur, though a sizeable population has settled in the other Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. There is also a notable presence of Meiteis in the neighbouring countries of Myanmar and Bangladesh. The Meiteis represents about 53% of Manipur's population.