The Bishnupuriya Manipuri Language

Author(s)	Dr. Anjana Devi
Country	India
Abstract	The Bishnupriyas or Bishnupuriyas, also known as Mayangs, Kalisha Manipuris, and Bishnupriyas inhabit parts of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura in India, and also outside India in Bangladesh and Myanmar. The erstwhile kingdom of Manipur was in fact, the meeting ground of people belonging to diverse ethnic groups who migrated in various periods of its history. There are thirty-three officially recognised ethnic groups in the state today. The Manipur valley with a landmass of 11% of the total is inhabited by 61.54%, of the total population of the state whereas 38.46%.of the population resides in the hill areas. The word Bishnupriya5 is referred to as a mother tongue in the Census of India, 1951. Subsequent records maintained by the British India Government as well as the Government of India Census Reports in independent India mention Bishnupuriya as a community speaking a language of the same name . It is a matter of grave concern regarding the nomenclature of the community as to whether they can be identified as Bishnupuriyas or Bishnupuriya Manipuris. This aspect has affected the identity of the language as Bishnupuriya versus Bishnupriya Manipuri.
Keywords	Bishnupriyas,Manipur valley,census reports, identity of language
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-21
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.64214

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