 "Lamkang" written in
Meitei script | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,771 approx, [1] Manipur | |
| Languages | |
|
Lamkang language (
L1) Meitei language ( L2) [2] | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Meitei people, Anal Naga, other Naga people |
The Lamkang people, also known as the Lamkang Naga, are a Tibeto-Burman linguistic ethnic group predominantly inhabitanting the Northeast Indian state of Manipur, and some parts of Sagaing Region in Myanmar. [3] They are recognised as a Scheduled Tribe (STs) by India. [4] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue. [5]
References
- ^ "Census of India 2011". MHA, Govt of India.
- ^ "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Brief Account of the Lamkang Naga".
- ^ "1THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES)". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
