Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), the sole official language and the lingua franca of Manipur, one of the scheduled languages of India, one of the recognised educational and literary languages of Assam———— and Tripura states,—— has its speakers spread across entire India.———
Meitei language, along with Gujarati language, hold the third place among the fastest growing languages of India, following Hindi (first place) and Kashmiri language (second place), according to the 2011 census of India.
2011 census State & Union territories Population of speakers India 1761079 Manipur 1522132 Assam 168133 Tripura 23779 Nagaland 9511 Meghalaya 4451 Karnataka 4103 NCT of Delhi 3892 Maharashtra 3475 Arunachal Pradesh 2835 Jammu & Kashmir 2370 Mizoram 2242 Rajasthan 2168 West Bengal 2010 Andhra Pradesh 1356 Uttar Pradesh 1204 Madhya Pradesh 1009 Tamil Nadu 928 Punjab 901 Haryana 563 Uttarakhand 490 Chandigarh 460 Kerala 444 Gujarat 408 Sikkim 383 Goa 367 Jharkhand 364 Odisha 306 Bihar 238 Chhattisgarh 202 Himachal Pradesh 188 Dadra & Nagar Haveli <100 Andaman & Nicobar Islands <100 Daman & Diu <100 Puducherry <100
As a second language According to the Ethnologue, in India, Meitei language is used as a second language (L2) by the various Naga ethnic groups and Kuki-Chin ethnic groups, including Aimol, Anal, Chiru, Chothe, Gangte, Hmar, Inpui, Kharam, Koireng, Kom, Lamkang, Mao, Maram, Monsang, Moyon, Purum, Tarao, Thadou (Chin people), Thangal Naga peoples.
See also States of India by Bengali speakers States of India by Gujarati speakers States of India by Kashmiri speakers States of India by Malayalam speakers List of states and union territories of India by Punjabi speakers States of India by Sindhi speakers States of India by Kannada speakers States of India by Tamil speakers States of India by Telugu speakers States of India by Urdu speakers
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