Meitei people in Myanmar
ꯃꯩꯇꯩ | |
|---|---|
Cultural flag of the Meiteis | |
A painting of Meitei horseman in Myanmar | |
| Total population | |
| 25,000 (2015) | |
| Languages | |
| Meitei, Burmese | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (majority), Sanamahism, Buddhism |
The Meitei people, also known as the Manipuri people (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ; Burmese: ကသည်းလူမျိုး, romanized: Kathe Lumyo, lit. 'Kathe people'), are a minority ethnic group in Myanmar. They are better known as the Kathe, Cassay, or Ponna in Myanmar. They number around 25,000 and reside mainly in the eastern states of Kachin and Shan, Yangon division, Sagaing division, Ayeyarwaddy division, etc.
The Government of Myanmar currently classifies the Meiteis as a sub-group under the "Chin" category. However, there have been proposals to reconsider and revise this classification.