User:Haoreima/Meitei people in Myanmar

Meitei people in Myanmar
(Burmese: ကသည်းလူမျိုး, romanized: Kathe Luumyoe, lit.'Kathe people'[a])
Languages
Meitei language
(officially known as Manipuri language) and
Burmese language
Religion
Majority:
Hinduism
Minority:
Related ethnic groups
other Indian people and other Burmese people[b]

The Meitei people (Burmese: ကသည်းလူမျိုး, romanized: Kathe Luumyoe/Kasaee Luumyoe, lit.'Kathe people/Cassay people'[c]) is one of the minority ethnic groups of Myanmar (Burma).

History

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Meitei-speaking Brahmins (Meitei Brahmins) in Myanmar

Language and scripts

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Culture

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Groups

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  1. According to Burmese writing system, the term "Kathe" is also pronounced as "Cassay".
  2. "Burmese people" refers to every people of Burma, and it should not be confused with the Bamar people, the majority group of Burma (Myanmar).
  3. According to Burmese writing system, the term "Kathe" is also pronounced as "Cassay".

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Category:Meitei people Category:Myanmar