States of India by Meitei speakers explained

See also: Meitei language in Bangladesh. Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), the sole official language and the lingua franca of Manipur,[1] one of the scheduled languages of India,[2] one of the recognised educational and literary languages of Assam[3] and Tripura states,[4] has its speakers spread across entire India.[5]

Meitei language, along with Gujarati language, hold the third place among the fastest growing languages of India, following Hindi (first place) and Kashmiri language (second place), according to the 2011 census of India.[6] [7] [8] [9]

2011 census

State & Union territories Population of speakers[10] [11] [12] [13]
1761079
1522132
168133
23779
9511
4451
4103
3892
3475
2835
2370
2242
2168
2010
1356
1204
1009
928
901
563
490
460
444
408
383
367
364
306
238
202
188
<100
<100
<100
<100

As a second language

According to the Ethnologue, in India, Meitei language is used as a second language (L2) by the various Naga ethnic groups and Kuki-Chin ethnic groups, including Aimol, Anal, Chiru, Chothe, Gangte, Hmar, Inpui, Kharam, Koireng, Kom, Lamkang, Mao, Maram, Monsang, Moyon, Purum, Tarao, Thadou (Chin people), Thangal Naga peoples.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GAZETTE TITLE: The Manipur Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2021 . 2023-11-16 . manipurgovtpress.nic.in . Government of Manipur.
  2. Web site: The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992 National Portal of India . 2023-11-16 . www.india.gov.in . Government of India.
  3. —News: Laithangbam . Iboyaima . 2020-09-27 . Assam to look into demand to include Manipuri in list of associate languages . en-IN . . 2023-11-16 . 0971-751X.
    —Web site: District Profile Cachar District Government Of Assam, India . 2023-11-16 . cachar.gov.in . Government of Assam.
    —Web site: "Detailed Estimate of Greater Algapur-Hailakandi WSS in Hailakandi District under World Bank assisted RWSSP –LS, Assam" . . 17.
    —Web site: 2022-03-31 . Assam CM for district-wise definition of minority . 2023-11-16 . . en.
  4. —Web site: About Us DIRECTORATE OF KOKBOROK & OTHER MINORITY LANGUAGES . 2023-11-16 . kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in . Government of Tripura.
    —Web site: MANIPURI DIRECTORATE OF KOKBOROK & OTHER MINORITY LANGUAGES . 2023-11-16 . kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in . Government of Tripura.
  5. —Web site: Manipuri language Manipuri language Meitei, India, Tibeto-Burman Britannica . 2023-11-16 . www.britannica.com . . en.
    —Web site: Manipuri language and alphabet . 2023-11-16 . omniglot.com . Omniglot.
    —Web site: Meitei . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724203234/https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ . 24 July 2019 . Ethnologue.
  6. Web site: What census data reveals about use of Indian languages . 2023-11-16 . . en.
  7. Web site: 2018-06-28 . Hindi Added 100Mn Speakers In A Decade; Kashmiri 2nd Fast Growing Language . 2023-11-16 . en.
  8. Web site: Hindi fastest growing language in India, finds 100 million new speakers .
  9. Web site: Hindi grew rapidly in non-Hindi states even without official mandate . 2023-11-16 . . en.
  10. Web site: Census of India 2011 (Language) . censusindia.gov.in . Census of India, Government of India.
  11. Web site: C-16: Population by mother tongue, India - 2011 . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India .
  12. Web site: India - C-17: Population by bilingualism and trilingualism, Manipur - 2011 . 2023-11-16 . censusindia.gov.in.
  13. Web site: India - Census of India 2011 - LANGUAGE ATLAS - INDIA . 2023-11-16 . censusindia.gov.in . Census of India, Government of India.
  14. Web site: Meitei Ethnologue . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724203234/https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ . 24 July 2019 . en.

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