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Meitei people The Meitei people, also known as Meetei 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." are a Ti ...

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Meitei people in Bangladesh Meitei people (), also known as Manipuri people (), is one of the minority ethnic groups of Bangladesh. They live mostly in the Sylhet division of the country. The Meitei of Bangladesh's population reached 15,000 in 2020 History Meiteis moved ...

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Meitei people in Assam The Meitei people (), also called Manipuri people (), is one of the Demographics of Assam, minority ethnic groups in Assam. They are referred to as ''Mekhlee'', ''Mekhelee'', ''Meckley'', ''Monipuri'', ''Monipuriya'', ''Magalu'', ''Mogolu'', ''Mo ...

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Meitei people in Meghalaya The Meitei people (), also called Manipuri people (), is one of the minority ethnic groups in Meghalaya. History In 1829, Meitei King Gambhir Singh () of Manipur kingdom, had victory over the Khasi people, which became one of the three larges ...

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Meitei people in Nagaland The Meitei people (), also called Manipuri people (), are one of the minority ethnic groups in Nagaland state. They were living in the region before the formation of the Indian state of "Nagaland". History After losing Meitei influence in ...

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Meitei people in Tripura The Meitei people (), also called Manipuri people (), is one of the minority ethnic groups in Tripura. Meiteis call the land of Tripura as "Takhel" () or "Takhen" () in their language. In September 2020, their population was estimated to be app ...

Meitei people in Myanmar The Meitei people, also known as the Manipuri people (; ), are a minority ethnic group in Myanmar. They are better known as the ''Kathe'', ''Cassay'', or ''Ponna'' in Myanmar. They number around 25,000 and reside mainly in the eastern states of ...

Meitei women Women have significant roles in different elements of Meitei culture, including Meitei dances, Meitei festivals, Meitei folklore, Meitei folktales, Meitei literature, Meitei mythology, Meitei religion, etc. Women as goddesses Besides natural ...

Meitei language Meitei (; ) also known as Manipuri ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of Assam. It is one of the scheduled ...

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Meitei language in Bangladesh The Meitei language (), or Manipuri language (), is a minority language in Bangladesh. It is spoken by around 15,000 ethnic Manipuris, mainly concentrated in the Sylhet Division. The Meitei language is also a second language for Bishnupriyas ...

Meitei language in India Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), the sole official language and the lingua franca of Manipur, one of the scheduled languages of India, one of the recognised educational and literary languages of Assam and Tripura states ...

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Meitei language in Assam Meitei language (), officially and formally known as Manipuri language (), is one of the official languages of the state government of Assam. It serves as the additional official language in all the three districts of the Barak Valley (Cachar d ...

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Meitei language in Meghalaya The Meitei people (), also called Manipuri people (), is one of the minority ethnic groups in Meghalaya. History In 1829, Meitei King Gambhir Singh () of Manipur kingdom, had victory over the Khasi people, which became one of the three larges ...

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Meitei language in Nagaland The Meitei people (), also called Manipuri people (), are one of the minority ethnic groups in Nagaland state. They were living in the region before the formation of the Indian state of "Nagaland". History After losing Meitei influence in ...

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Meitei language in Tripura The Meitei language (), also known as the Manipuri language (), is one of the seven officially declared minority languages, recognised by the Government of Tripura. Its promotion and development are done by the Directorate of Kokborok & Other Mi ...

Meitei language in Myanmar The Meitei people, also known as the Manipuri people (; ), are a minority ethnic group in Myanmar. They are better known as the ''Kathe'', ''Cassay'', or ''Ponna'' in Myanmar. They number around 25,000 and reside mainly in the eastern states of ...

Meitei literature Meitei literature, also known as Manipuri literature, is literature written in the Meitei language of Manipur. An ancient institution of learning, the ''Luwang Nonghumsang'', later known as the ''Pandit Loishang'', collected sources of indige ...

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Ancient Meitei literature Ancient Meitei literature, also termed as Old Manipuri literature, is literature written in the Old Manipuri language from the earliest texts until the time of King . All the ancient Meitei literary works are written in the traditional Meitei ...

Meitei script The Meitei script (), also known as the Kanglei script () or the Kok Sam Lai script (), after its first three letters is an abugida in the Brahmic scripts family used to write the Meitei language, the official language of Manipur, Assam an ...

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Meitei script movement Meitei script movement, also called Meetei script movement (sometimes also referred to as Manipuri script movement), is a series of cultural wars and :wikt:campaign, campaigns, undertaken by various cultural and sociopolitical associations and o ...

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Invented Meitei script } The Naoriya Phulo script (), also known as the Naoria script (), the Invented Meitei Yelhou Mayek script, or the Invented Meetei Yelhou Mayek script, is a constructed script, invented by Laininghal Naoriya Phulo (1888-1941), to write Meitei ...

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Meitei inscriptions Meitei inscriptions () are Meitei language inscriptions cut into stone slabs. They are a major source of information about the ancient history of the Meitei people and the kingdom of Kangleipak. They are mainly found in the hills as well as th ...

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Meitei keyboard Meitei input methods are the methods that allow users of computers (desktops, laptops and keyboards) to input texts in the Meitei script (Manipuri script), systematically for Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language). Unicode ...

Meitei culture The culture of Meitei civilization evolved over thousands of years in what is now northeastern India and surrounding regions, beginning in Ancient Kangleipak, continuing most notably into Medieval Kangleipak, while influencing the neighboring sta ...

Meitei architecture Meitei architecture, sometimes also referred to as ''Meetei architecture or Manipuri architecture,'' is the architecture produced by the Meitei speaking people, whose civilisation flourished in the Kangleipak realm and its neighboring kingdoms ...

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Meitei astronomy The astronomy of Meitei civilisation deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole. Meitei language term “Khenchanglon” () is derived from its ancient Meitei equivalent “Khenchonglon” (), literally meaning ...

Meitei cinema Meitei cinema (), also known as Maniwood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language), widely spoken in the state of Manipur. The popular term Ma ...

Meitei dances (; ) refers to the arts of dance in Meitei culture. General rules and guidelines Eye contact In the performances of traditional Meitei dances, dancers are strictly forbidden not to have any forms of eye contact with the audiences. If it is ...

Meitei deities Sanamahism is the indigenous religion of the Meitei people. It originated in the Kingdom of Kangleipak, and is still practiced in modern Manipur, India, distinct from both the Indosphere and the Sinosphere. Sanamahism is a polytheistic religion ...

Meitei festivals Meitei festivals are an integral part of the cultural heritage of the Meitei people, an ethnic group native to the Indian state of Manipur. The festivals often celebrate events from Ancient Kangleipak, Ancient Manipur and often coinciding with ...

Meitei folklore Meitei folklore is the folklore and mythology of the Meitei people of Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagal ...

Meitei folktales The Meitei folktales (), also sometimes referred to as the Manipuri folktales, are the large collections of folk stories developed from the Meitei culture since Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). Folktales are called "funga wari" ("phunga ...

Meitei mythology Meitei mythology (or Manipuri mythology) () is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. It is associated with traditional Meitei religion of Sanam ...

Meitei philosophy Meitei may refer to: *Meitei people, of Manipur, India **Meitei people in Bangladesh **Meitei people in India ***Meitei people in Assam *** Meitei people in Meghalaya ***Meitei people in Nagaland *** Meitei people in Tripura **Meitei people in Myan ...

Meitei proverbs Proverbs () in Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) are usually short, well-known terse and vigorously expressive sayings, stating general truths as well as advices. These are the intangible cultural heritages of Meitei civiliza ...

Meitei religion Sanamahism , also known as Meiteism , or Lainingthouism is an ethnic religion of the Meitei people of Manipur, in Northeast India. It is a polytheistic religion and is named after Lainingthou Sanamahi, one of the most important deities of ...

Individual people

* Denechandra Meitei (born 1994), Indian footballer * Loken Meitei (born 1997), Indian footballer * Ningombam Bupenda Meitei (born 1987), Indian writer *

Romi Meitei Romi Meitei is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who works in Manipuri films. He is a recipient of several awards at film festivals organized in India and abroad, including a National Film Awards, National Film Award. ''Angan ...

, Indian film director * Waikhom Gojen Meitei, Indian poet and educationist

Individual people

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