Monsang people
 "Monsang" written in Meitei script | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,427 [1] | |
| Languages | |
| Monsang language (L1) Meitei language (L2)[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Meitei people, Moyon people, Naga people |
The Monsang people, also known as the Monsang Naga, are a Tibeto-Burman ethno-linguistic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Manipur.[3][4] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[5]
Religion
References
- ^ "CENSUS OF ST". CENSUS 2011. MHA GOI.
- ^ "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1998). People of India: India's communities. Vol. 5. Oxford University Press. p. 2360. ISBN 9780195633542.
- ^ Prakash, Col Ved (2007). Encyclopaedia of North-East India. Vol. 4. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. pp. 1560–1563. ISBN 9788126907069.
- ^ "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Census of India - Socio-cultural aspects, Table ST-14 (compact disc). Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.
