Kom people (Manipur)

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Kom
(Kom Rem)
Komrem
Total population
14602
Regions with significant populations
India
(Manipur)
Languages
Kom (L1)
Meitei language (L2) [1]
Religion
Christianity [ citation needed ]

The Kom people are a Tibeto-Burmese tribe mainly found in the state of Manipur in the northeastern India. The Kom clans include Karong, Serto, Leivon, Mangte and Tellien. [2] They speak Kom natively, a Tibeto-Burman language, but also use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue. [1]

According to the 2001 Census of India, the population of Kom people is 14,602. [3]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Meitei". Ethnologue . Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Politics and Culture. Bookwell. 2013. p. 90. ISBN   978-9380574448.
  3. ↑ "Data Highlights: The Scheduled Tribes (Census of India 2001)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Kom, Mary (28 November 2013). Unbreakable. Harper. p. 1. ISBN   978-93-5116-010-6.
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