Moyon people
The Moyon people, also known as Bujuur people or the Moyon Naga, are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group predominantly resides in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur and, some in Sagaing Region in Myanmar. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe (STs) by India.[3] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.[4]
 "Moyon" written in Meitei script | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,516 approx,[1] Manipur | |
| Languages | |
| Moyon language (L1) Meitei language (L2)[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Meitei people, Monsang people, other Naga people |
References
- "Census of India 2011". MHA, Govt of India.
- "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- "1THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- "Meitei | Ethnologue". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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