On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Meiteis. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Meiteis meaning
plural of Meitei
Using Meiteis
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Meitei
- In the example corpus, meiteis often appears in combinations such as: the meiteis, meiteis in, of meiteis.
Context around Meiteis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Meiteis
- In this selection, "meiteis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, account, settled and demanded stand out and add context to how "meiteis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include citation of meiteis of manipur and meiteis account for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "meiteis" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with meiteis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. (18 words)
Meiteis are not going to Kuki areas and the Kuki people are not going to Meitei inhabited areas. (18 words)
The Meiteis are largely Hindu and the Kukis largely Christian, but the violence has been more along ethnic lines than religious. (21 words)
Singh would also hold the occasional cabinet meeting in a hill district, ensuring that the Meitei dominated government (with 40 seats for Meiteis and 20 seats for tribals) was never seen as anti-tribal. (34 words)
The violence began last year when Meiteis demanded that they be listed by the government as a Scheduled Tribe, which would bring them more benefits such as quotas in jobs and educational institutions. (33 words)
However, the Manipur government led by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, which has been accused of supporting the Meiteis in the ongoing conflict, opposed the application. (26 words)
Example sentences (12)
However, the Manipur government led by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, which has been accused of supporting the Meiteis in the ongoing conflict, opposed the application.
In a telephonic conversation, Chief Minister Zoramthanga had earlier assured his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh of the safety of Meiteis in Mizoram.
Meanwhile, the review petitions against the March 27 order on the ST status for Meiteis and the appeal filed against it were adjourned this week.
Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley.
Meiteis are not going to Kuki areas and the Kuki people are not going to Meitei inhabited areas.
Some 20,000 people - including Meiteis settled in the hills, and Kukis settled in Imphal valley - have been evacuated from violence-hit areas, sources said.
The Meiteis are largely Hindu and the Kukis largely Christian, but the violence has been more along ethnic lines than religious.
While state capital Imphal has seen Kukis at the receiving end of the violence, the Meiteis have been targeted in areas dominated by hill tribes.
The violence began last year when Meiteis demanded that they be listed by the government as a Scheduled Tribe, which would bring them more benefits such as quotas in jobs and educational institutions.
This history is, however, contested тАФ the Meiteis claim to be indigenous to Manipur and regard the Kuki-Zos as interlopers.
Singh would also hold the occasional cabinet meeting in a hill district, ensuring that the Meitei dominated government (with 40 seats for Meiteis and 20 seats for tribals) was never seen as anti-tribal.
Khunung Eshei/Khuland Eshei is an ancient folk song citation of Meiteis of Manipur who have maintained it for thousands of years.
Common combinations with meiteis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the meiteis 5×
- meiteis in 2×
- of meiteis 2×
- for meiteis 2×
- meiteis and 2×
- meiteis are 2×