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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 ]
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 .
Naga is an umbrella term for several indigenous communities in Northeast India and Upper Burma.The word Naga originated as an exonym. Today, it covers a number of ethnic groups that reside in the Indian states of Nagaland, Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and also in Myanmar.
May 1944, a Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane IIC of No. 42 Squadron RAF based at Kangla, Manipur, piloted by "Chowringhee" Campbell, attacking a bridge near a small Burmese settlement. Japanese bombing in Imphal took place several times in the history of Manipur, thereby creating high casualties to the people of Manipur.
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]
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Meitei Hindus or Manipuri Hindus are adherents of Hinduism and are native to Manipur kingdom and the South East Asian regions. Meitei Hindus speak Meitei language ( Manipuri language ), which belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family and adhere to the Vaishnava section of their religion, Hinduism .
Gangte is an ethnic group residing predominantly in the Indian state of Manipur, as well as in parts of Mizoram, Assam, and Myanmar. Also part of the larger Zo people, and are recognized as a tribe in both Manipur and under the Indian Constitution. [3] As of as of 2018, their global population is estimated to be approximately 40,000. [4]