Bishnupriya people

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Bishnupriya Manipuri
(Bishnupriya Meitei)
Bishnupriya Manipuri (L1)
Meitei (L2)[3]
Bengali (significantly used)
Religion
Hinduism (Vaishnavism)
Related ethnic groups
Other Bengali–Assamese-speaking peoples, Meiteis

The Bishnupriyas, also known as the Bishnupriya Manipuris or Bishnupriya Meiteis,

Tibeto-Burman elements. The culture of the Bishnupriya people is strongly influenced by that of the Meitei people.[9]

In the 2020s, the Bishnupriya asked be given the status of an

indigenous people of Assam and treated like other indigenous communities of the state.[10]
The
Tripura Government categorised their language under the Tribal Language Cell of the State Council of Educational Research and Training.[11]

The Meitei language in Bangladesh is used as a second language by the Bishnupriya people.[3]

References and notes

  1. ^ a b "Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Bishnupuriya". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2023. Used as L2 by Bishnupuriya [bpy].
  4. 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).
  5. ^ "FAMILY-WISE GROUPING OF THE 122 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES – 2001". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8
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  7. ISBN 978-81-8069-760-9
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  8. ISBN 978-1-317-85108-0
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  9. 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).
  10. ^ "Plea for indigenous status". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Bishnupriya Manipuris demand satellite autonomous council". The Sentinel. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 19 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


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