Language:  Meitei

Approximate Global Speakers

1,999,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

10

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(10 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Loi India 102,000
 Manipuri, Ponna Myanmar (Burma) 12,000
 Meitei Bangladesh 30,000
 Meitei (Manipur Muslim) India 235,000
Meitei Bishnupriya India 1,600
 Meitei Kshatriya India 142,000
 Meitei Panan India 14,000
 Meitei Thanga India 140,000
 Meitei unspecified India 1,413,000
Thoubalkonou India 1,600
  Totals:  10     10
SECONDARY Language
(71 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Ahom India 2,076,000
 Aimol India 3,500
 Anal India 27,000
 Arleng India 698,000
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) India 3,202,000
 Bania Agarwal India 5,789,000
 Bania Agrahari India 385,000
 Bania unspecified India 16,981,000
 Barman India 8,000
 Bhil unspecified India 14,556,000
 Bhotia India 134,000
 Bhotia Sikkim India 99,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,727,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,651,000
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,100,000
 Brahmin Radhi India 1,937,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,563,000
 Chakhesang India 185,000
 Chakma India 260,000
 Chik Baraik India 139,000
 Christian India 1,565,000
 Deori India 61,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,305,000
 Hajang India 96,000
 Haomei India 79,000
 Hmar India 116,000
Hojai India 5,100
 Illemei India 114,000
 Jewish, South Asian India 7,100
 Kachari Dimasa India 173,000
 Kachari Sonwal India 331,000
 Khampti India 21,000
 Kharam India 1,300
 Kharia India 898,000
 Khasi India 1,477,000
 Kol India 2,093,000
 Kom India 21,000
 Koren India 2,200
 Kuki Chin India 168,000
 Lamkang India 9,300
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 153,000
 Lotha India 210,000
Maring India 32,000
 Mech India 65,000
 Miri India 824,000
 Mizo India 170,000
Mizo Lushai India 670,000
 Munda India 4,363,000
 Naga India 20,000
 Naga Tangkhul India 236,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 177,000
 Oraon India 5,311,000
 Paite (Christian traditions) India 95,000
Paite Simte India 9,300
 Pnar India 330,000
 Poumai India 152,000
 Rongkup India 92,000
 Rongmei India 118,000
 Santal (Sawntal) India 8,944,000
Shabar India 630,000
 Shaikh unspecified India 71,553,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,308,000
 Tai Man India 6,900
 Thadou India 258,000
Thangal India 4,600
 Tharu India 540,000
 Tipera India 814,000
 Tiwa India 287,000
 Vaiphei India 54,000
 Zeliang India 123,000
 Zou India 29,000
  Totals:  71     27

Language Alternate Names
Chakpa
Hindu Meitei
Kathe
Kathi
Loi (Chakpa)
Manipuri
Manipuri Muslim
Meetei
Meeteilon
Meitei Manipuri
Meiteilon
Meiteiron
Meithe
Meithei
Menipuri
Mitei
Mithe
Panal
Panan
Pangal
Pangal (Manipuri Muslim)
Pangan (Pangal)
Pang-gan
Ponna

Dialects
Hindu Meitei
Loi
Mahato
Manipuri
Meitei
Pan-gal
Pangan
Pang-gal

Dialect Alternate Names
Bishnupria: Manipuri
Bishnupriya
Bishnupuriya
Bisna Puriya
Chakpa
Kathe
Kathi
Manipuri
Manipuri Muslim
Meitei: Pangal
Meitei: Pan-gal
Meiteilon
Meiteiron
Meithe
Meithei
Meithei: Bishnupuriya
Menipuri
Mitei
Mithe
Muslim
Panal
Panan
Pangal
Pangal: Muslim
Pang-gal
Pang-gan
Ponna
Tsimpshean


Bible Translation Year / Status
Bible Portions 1820-1995
New Testament 1827-2023
Complete Bible 1984-2019
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Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings Online Scripture / Portions General / Other
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Meitei Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Magdalena video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General Gospel website in this language General / Other
General Gospel website in this language General / Other
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Meitei YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Meitei YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter Children and youth resources One Hope
Text / Printed Matter Jesus Messiah comic book General / Other
Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Meitei Literacy & Evangelism International
Text / Printed Matter Love letter to you from scripture Father's Love Letter
Text / Printed Matter Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies World Missionary Press



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