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Bishnupriya Manipuri people
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| File:Bishnupriya Manipuri girls with their cultural attire.jpg Bishnupriya Manipuri girls in traditional attire | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 119,646[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India Bangladesh | |
| India | 79,646 (2011)[1] |
| 40,000 (2003)[2] |
| Languages | |
| Bishnupriya Manipuri, Bengali | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (Vaishnavism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Meitei people | |
The Bishnupriya Manipuris[3] are a group of Indo-Aryan people that live in Assam, Tripura, Manipur and northeastern Bangladesh. They speak the Bishnupriya Manipuri language, which is of Indo-Aryan origin. The most distinctive feature of the language is it replete with Tibeto-Burman (Meitei) elements. The culture of the people is highly influenced by that of the Meiteis, with the exception of a few folk practices which are prevalent among the Meiteis.
Notable people[edit]
- Guru Bipin Singh was a director, choreographer and teacher of Manipuri dance.
- Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, former Chief Justice of Bangladesh
References and notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bishnupuriya". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ↑ Debate: Documents relating to the Orientalist-Anglicist controversy,. 1781–1843