Meitei people

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The Meitei people are an ethnic group native to the Indian state of Manipur, known for their distinct culture, martial traditions, and classical dance and music forms.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Meitei people canonical 47
Meitei 10
Meitei community 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
capitalRegion Imphal
classicalDanceForm Manipuri classical dance
classicalMusic Nata Sankirtana
country India
cuisine Chamthong (vegetable stew)
Eromba
Ngari-based dishes (fermented fish)
Singju (salad)
culturalDanceContext Ras Lila is associated with Krishna devotion
culturalIdentity distinct from Naga and Kuki-Zomi groups
diaspora Assam
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Nagaland
Tripura
festival Cheiraoba
Kang (Rath Yatra)
linked to: Rath Yatra

Lai Haraoba
Ningol Chakouba
Yaoshang
historicalTitleOfRuler Maharaja of Manipur
ISO639Code mni (for Meitei/Manipuri language)
language Manipuri language
linked to: Manipuri

Meitei language
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
martialArt Huyen Langlon
Thang-Ta
mythology Khamba Thoibi legend
Meitei mythology
linked to: Sanamahism
nativeTo Manipur
Northeast India
populationCenter Imphal Valley
primaryRegion Imphal Valley
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe (ST) in India (from 2023, subject to legal and political developments)
major ethnic group of Manipur
recognizedLanguageStatus Manipuri language is in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
religion Christianity (minority)
Hinduism
Sanamahism
Vaishnavism
religiousReformHistory adoption of Vaishnavite Hinduism in the 18th century under King Pamheiba (Garib Niwaj)
script Bengali script (historically used)
Meitei Mayek
linked to: Meitei Mayek script
sportsContribution pioneers of modern polo through Sagol Kangjei
traditionalDance Pung Cholom
Ras Lila
Thang-Ta performance elements
traditionalHouseholdShrine Sanamahi Kachin
traditionalInstrument Kartal (cymbals)
Pena
Pung (drum)
traditionalMusic Pena music
traditionalPolity Kingdom of Manipur
traditionalReligion Sanamahism
traditionalReligionDeity Leimarel Sidabi
Pakhangba
Sanamahi
traditionalSport Mukna (wrestling)
Sagol Kangjei (traditional polo)
Yubi Lakpi
traditionalTheatre Shumang Leela

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Referenced by (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sino-Tibetan languages spokenBy Meitei people
Northeast India hasEthnicGroup Meitei people
Manipur ethnicGroup Meitei people
Barak Valley hasCulturalGroup Manipuri community
linked to: Meitei people
South Asian ethnic groups includesEthnicGroup Meiteis
linked to: Meitei people
Meitei language nativeTo Meitei people
Tibeto-Burman peoples hasEthnicGroup Meitei people
Sanamahism religionOf Meitei people
Sanamahism associatedEthnicity Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Manipuri primaryEthnicGroup Meitei people
Meitei Mayek script usedBy Meitei people
Meitei Mayek script associatedEthnicGroup Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Imphal Valley ethnicMajority Meitei people
Nata Sankirtana culture Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Nata Sankirtana ethnicGroup Meitei people
Thang-Ta ethnicGroupOfOrigin Meitei people
Huyen Langlon ethnicGroupOfOrigin Meitei people
Sagol Kangjei ethnicGroupAssociated Meitei people
Yubi Lakpi practicedBy Meitei community
linked to: Meitei people
Mukna (wrestling) ethnicGroupOfOrigin Meitei people
Pena usedBy Meitei people
Pena ethnicGroup Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Pung (drum) ethnicGroup Meitei people
Kartal (cymbals) usedBy Meitei people
Khamba Thoibi legend hasCulture Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Sanamahi culture Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Sanamahi worshippedBy Meitei people
Leimarel Sidabi culture Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Leimarel Sidabi ethnicGroup Meitei people
Leimarel Sidabi veneratedBy Meitei people
Pakhangba culture Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Pakhangba worshippedBy Meitei people
Lai Haraoba practicedBy Meitei people
Lai Haraoba associatedWithEthnicGroup Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Yaoshang celebratedBy Meitei people
Yaoshang associatedWithEthnicGroup Meitei
linked to: Meitei people
Ningol Chakouba observedBy Meitei Hindus
linked to: Meitei people
Ningol Chakouba observedBy Meitei Sanamahists
linked to: Meitei people
Cheiraoba celebratedBy Meitei people
Cheiraoba observedBy Hindu Meiteis
linked to: Meitei people
Kingdom of Manipur ethnicCore Meitei people
Eromba ethnicOrigin Meitei people
Chamthong ethnicOrigin Meitei people
subject linked to: Chamthong (vegetable stew)