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Ethnic group in India and Bangladesh

Not to be confused withBangladeshi Manipuris,Burmese Manipuris,Assamese Manipuris, orTripura Manipuris.

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Ethnic group

Bishnupriya Manipuri
(Bishnupriya Meitei)
Total population
Bengali-Assamese transliterations of the terms "Bishnupriya Manipuri" and its synonym "Bishnupriya Meitei"
119,646^[1]^[2]
Regions with significant populations
India Bangladesh
India	79,646 (2011)^[1]
Bangladesh	40,000 (2003)^[2]
Languages
Bishnupriya Manipuri (L1) Meitei (L2)^[3] Bengali (significantly used)
Religion
Hinduism (Vaishnavism)^[4]
Related ethnic groups
OtherBengali–Assamese-speaking peoples,Meiteis

TheBishnupriyas, also known as theBishnupriya Manipuris orBishnupriya Meiteis,^[5]^[6] is an ethnic group found in parts of theNortheast Indian states ofAssam,Tripura,Manipur and in northeasternBangladesh.^[7] They speakBishnupriya Manipuri, a language belonging to theBengali-Assamese branch. Initially regarded as acreole ofBengali andMeitei languages, later studies found that it retains its pre-Bengali features and is closer to both Bengali andAssamese languages.^[8]^[9]^[10] The most distinctive feature of the language is it is replete withTibeto-Burman elements. The culture of the Bishnupriya people is strongly influenced by that of theMeitei people.^[11] They followVaishnavism.^[4]^[12]

In the 2020s, the Bishnupriya asked be given the status of anindigenous people of Assam and treated like other indigenous communities of the state.^[13]TheGovernment of Assam categorises them as anOther Backward Class, but otherwise, they have no legal recognition or official status. TheTripura Government categorised their language under the Tribal Language Cell of the State Council of Educational Research and Training.^[14]

TheMeitei language in Bangladesh is used as asecond language by the Bishnupriya people.^[3]

References and notes

^^a ^b"Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011"(PDF).censusindia.gov.in. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved12 June 2022.
^^a ^b"Bishnupuriya".Ethnologue. Retrieved12 June 2022.
^^a ^b"Meitei | Ethnologue".Ethnologue. Archived fromthe original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved3 May 2023.Used as L2 by Bishnupuriya [bpy].
^^a ^bPrakash, Col Ved (2007).Encyclopaedia of North-East India. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 1519–1525.ISBN 978-81-269-0706-9.
^Sahoo, Ajaya K. (30 March 2021).Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development.Taylor & Francis. p. 109.ISBN 978-1-000-36686-0.The Bishnupriya Meiteis from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Tripura and Assam used the Bengali script and speak their own language, which is influenced by Meiteilon (Manipuri).
^"FAMILY-WISE GROUPING OF THE 122 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES – 2001".censusindia.gov.in. Archived fromthe original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved5 May 2022.
^Sinha, Kalī Prasad (2017).The Bishnupriya Manipuris: Their Language, Literature & Culture. Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Sabha.
^Frawley, William (2003).International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: 4-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 481.ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8.
^Haokip, Pauthang (2011).Socio-linguistic Situation in North-East India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 8.ISBN 978-81-8069-760-9.
^Asher, R. E.; Moseley, Christopher (19 April 2018).Atlas of the World's Languages. Routledge. p. 97.ISBN 978-1-317-85108-0.
^Sahoo, Ajaya K. (30 March 2021).Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development.Taylor & Francis. p. 109.ISBN 978-1-000-36686-0.The Bishnupriya Meiteis from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Tripura and Assam used the Bengali script and speak their own language, which is influenced by Meiteilon (Manipuri).
^Zehol, Lucy (1998).Ethnicity in Manipur: Experiences, Issues, and Perspectives. Regency Publications.ISBN 978-81-86030-51-6.
^"Plea for indigenous status".www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved3 November 2022.
^"Bishnupriya Manipuris demand satellite autonomous council".The Sentinel. 24 November 2020. Retrieved19 July 2022.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