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The Meitei people, also known as Meetei, [12] Manipuri people, [1] 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 .
The Meitei people represent around 53% of the population of Manipur state, followed by various Naga tribes at 20% and Kuki-Zo tribes at 16%. [17] Manipur's ethnic groups practice a variety of religions. [ 18 ]
Chiru people is a Zo ethnic group [3] that mostly resides in Manipur and some in Assam, India. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution. [4] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue. [5]
The Kom tribes have Karong, Serto, Leivon and Tellien clans etc. They are mainly found in Manipur of North-East India. [2] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue. [3] According to the 2001 Census of India, the population of Kom people is 14,602. [4]
The Mao people are a Tibeto-Burman major ethnic group constituting the Nagas inhabiting the northern part of Manipur and some parts of Nagaland in Northeast India.
With reference to the Ministry of States’ letter No.D.4101-B-49, dated 28 April 1949, the Dewan of Manipur State, vide his letter No.2/AG/49/0695-96 dated 6 June 1949, gave the list Scheduled Tribes of Manipur mentioning ‘Khoibu’ at serial No.18 of the list for inclusion in the Draft Constitution of India.
The Mate people are one of the Kuki tribes [1] [2] of Manipur, India.The Mates – a name, in its literal sense, connotes front beaters and consequently, in the broadest sense as a designation, implies a migratory people – are a little-known tribal community of Manipur, India, whose socio-cultural identity as a distinct tribe was only recently recognised by the Union Government of India and ...
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