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Meitei (other)
Meitei may refer to: * Meitei people, of Manipur, India ** Meitei women *Meitei language or Manipuri, their Tibeto-Burman language **Meitei language in Bangladesh ** Meitei literature *** Ancient Meitei literature ** Meitei script, the script used to write the language *** Invented Meitei script * Meitei culture ** Meitei architecture, architecture associated with the people **Meitei cinema **Meitei dances ** Meitei deities **Meitei festivals **Meitei folklore **Meitei folktales The Meitei folktales ( mni, Meitei Phunga Wari), also sometimes referred to as the Manipuri folktales, are the large collections of Folklore, folk stories developed from the Meitei culture since Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). Folktales a ... ** Meitei mythology ** Meitei philosophy ** Meitei religion Individual people * Denechandra Meitei (born 1994), Indian footballer * Loken Meitei (born 1997), Indian footballer * Ningombam Bupenda Meitei (born 1987), Indian writer * Romi Meitei, Indian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitei People
The Meitei people, also known as the Manipuri people,P.20: "historically, academically and conventionally Manipuri prominently refers to the Meetei people."P.24: "For the Meeteis, Manipuris comprise Meeteis, Lois, Kukis, Nagas and Pangal." is the predominant ethnic group of Manipur in Northeast India. They speak Meitei language (officially called Manipuri), one of the 22 official languages of the Indian Republic and the sole official language of Manipur. The Meiteis primarily settled in the Imphal Valley region in modern-day Manipur, though a sizable population has settled in the other Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. There is also a notable presence of Meitei in the neighboring countries of Myanmar and Bangladesh. The Meitei ethnic group represents about 53% of Manipur's population.Khomdan Singh Lisam, ''Encyclopaedia Of Manipur'', , pp. 322–347 Endonyms and exonyms The Meitei are known by a number of endonyms, ''Meitei'', ''Meetei'', ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
