Alternate Names: Maram
Dialects: Maram Khullen Circle, Ngatan, T. Khullen, Willong Circle.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 37,300 (2001).
Language Use: Home, village, religion. All ages. Men also use Meitei [mni] more than women.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 60% (2003). Literacy rate in L2: 20% (2000) or 40%–50% (2003). All young people can read Latin script. Writing system does not indicate tone. Literacy among older people is lower. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Grammar. NT: 2004.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Christian, traditional religion.