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{{short description|Ethnic group in India and Bangladesh}}
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{{Distinguish|Bangladeshi Manipuris|Burmese Manipuris|Assamese Manipuris|Tripura Manipuris}}
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{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Bishnupriya Manipuri <br /> (Bishnupriya Meitei)
| image = Bishnupriya Manipuri.svg
| image_caption = [[Bengali-Assamese script|Bengali-Assamese]] [[transliteration]]s of the terms "Bishnupriya Manipuri" and its synonym "Bishnupriya Meitei"
| population = 119,646<ref name="Abstract"/><ref name="Ethnologue"/>
| regions = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]<br/> {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
| region1 = {{Flag|India}}
| pop1 = 79,646 (2011)<ref name="Abstract">{{cite web |title=Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011 |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220172325/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Statement-1.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2022}}</ref>
| region2 = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
| pop2 = 40,000 (2003)<ref name="Ethnologue">{{cite web |title=Bishnupuriya |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bpy |website=Ethnologue |access-date=12 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
| genealogy =
| religions = [[Hinduism]] ([[Vaishnavism]])<ref name="Ved"/>
| languages = [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|Bishnupriya Manipuri]] ([[first language|L1]]) <br /> [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[second language|L2]])<ref name="Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue">{{Cite web |title=Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=[[Ethnologue]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724203234/https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |archive-date=24 July 2019 |language=en |quote=Used as L2 by Bishnupuriya [bpy].}}</ref> <br /> [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (significantly used)
| related = Other [[Bengali–Assamese languages|Bengali–Assamese]]-speaking peoples, [[Meitei people|Meiteis]]
}}

The '''Bishnupriyas''', also known as the '''Bishnupriya Manipuris''' or '''Bishnupriya Meiteis''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sahoo |first=Ajaya K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xsfEAAAQBAJ&dq=bishnupriya+meiteis&pg=PA109 |title=Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development |date=30 March 2021 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=978-1-000-36686-0 |pages=109 |language=en |quote=The Bishnupriya Meiteis from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Tripura and Assam used the Bengali script and speak their own language, which is influenced by Meiteilon (Manipuri).}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/statement9.htm|title=FAMILY-WISE GROUPING OF THE 122 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES – 2001|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124150415/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/statement9.htm|archive-date=24 November 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an ethnic group found in parts of the [[Northeast India]]n states of [[Assam]], [[Tripura]], [[Manipur]] and in northeastern [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sinha |first1=Kalī Prasad |title=The Bishnupriya Manipuris: Their Language, Literature & Culture |date=2017 |publisher=Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Sabha | url=https://archive.org/details/the-bishnupriya-manipuris-dr.-kali-prasad-sinha/page/n4/mode/1up?q=The+Bishnupriya+Manipuris+live+in+parts+of+Assam%2C+Manipur%2C+Tripura.and+Bangladesh}}</ref> They speak [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|Bishnupriya Manipuri]], a language belonging to the [[Bengali-Assamese languages|Bengali-Assamese branch]]. Initially regarded as a [[creole language|creole]] of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Meitei language]]s, later studies found that it retains its pre-Bengali features and is closer to both Bengali and [[Assamese language|Assamese]] languages.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Frawley |first=William |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sl_dDVctycgC&dq=Bishnupriya+bengali+dialect&pg=PA481 |title=International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: 4-Volume Set |date=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=978-0-19-513977-8 |pages=481 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Haokip |first=Pauthang |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hnYShQ7TryMC&dq=Bishnupriya+bengali+dialect&pg=PA8 |title=Socio-linguistic Situation in North-East India |date=2011 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-760-9 |pages=8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Asher |first1=R. E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R0xWDwAAQBAJ&dq=Bishnupriya+bengali+dialect&pg=PR97 |title=Atlas of the World's Languages |last2=Moseley |first2=Christopher |date=19 April 2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-85108-0 |pages=97 |language=en}}</ref> The most distinctive feature of the language is it is replete with [[Tibeto-Burman]] elements.{{Dubious|date=April 2026|reason=The phylogenetic unity of Tibeto-Burman is highly disputed and seen as unlikely.}} The culture of the Bishnupriya people is strongly influenced by that of the [[Meitei people]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sahoo |first=Ajaya K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xsfEAAAQBAJ&dq=bishnupriya+meiteis&pg=PA109 |title=Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development |date=30 March 2021 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=978-1-000-36686-0 |pages=109 |language=en |quote=The Bishnupriya Meiteis from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Tripura and Assam used the Bengali script and speak their own language, which is influenced by Meiteilon (Manipuri).}}</ref> They follow [[Vaishnavism]].<ref name="Ved">{{cite book |last1=Prakash |first1=Col Ved |title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India |date=2007 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-269-0706-9 |pages=1519-1525 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Encyclopaedia_of_North_East_India/wxkC9S2jYCkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA1519}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Zehol |first1=Lucy |title=Ethnicity in Manipur: Experiences, Issues, and Perspectives |date=1998 |publisher=Regency Publications |isbn=978-81-86030-51-6 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Ethnicity_in_Manipur/1qTRz27T_UcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Bishnupriya+Manipuri+Vaishnavism |language=en}}</ref>

==Status==
In the 2020s, the Bishnupriya asked be given the status of an [[indigenous people]] of Assam and treated like other indigenous communities of the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plea for indigenous status |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/plea-for-indigenous-status-of-bishnupriya-manipuris/cid/1732111 |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
The [[Government of Assam]] categorises them as an [[Other Backward Class]], but otherwise, they have no legal recognition or official status. The [[Tripura Government]] categorised their language under the Tribal Language Cell of the State Council of Educational Research and Training.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2020 |title=Bishnupriya Manipuris demand satellite autonomous council |work=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)|The Sentinel]] |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/bishnupriya-manipuris-demand-satellite-autonomous-council-512954 |access-date=19 July 2022 |quote=The Tripura government has categorized and placed the Bishnupriya Manipuri language under the Tribal Language Cell of the State Council of Educational Research and Training, while in Assam they are considered among Other Backward Classes (OBC), whereas in Manipur from where these people originated remains status-less}}</ref>

==Language==
The [[Meitei language in Bangladesh]] is used as a [[second language]] by the Bishnupriya people.<ref name="Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue">{{Cite web |title=Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=[[Ethnologue]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724203234/https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |archive-date=24 July 2019 |language=en |quote=Used as L2 by Bishnupuriya [bpy].}}</ref>

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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Assam]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Tripura]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Manipur]]

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Bishnupriya people - Revision history

Mohammadzaidmansoori: Creating first pg w/ infobox