Kom people (Manipur)

The Kom people are a Tibeto-Burmese tribe mainly found in the state of Manipur in the northeastern India. The Kom clans include Karong, Serto, Leivon, Mangte and Tellien.^[2] They speak Kom natively, a Tibeto-Burman language, but also use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.^[1]

Kom
(Kom Rem)

Komrem
Total population
14602
Regions with significant populations
India (Manipur)
Languages
Kom (L1) Meitei language (L2)[1]
Religion
Christianity[citation needed]

According to the 2001 Census of India, the population of Kom people is 14,602.^[3]

Notable people

• Mary Kom, Indian Olympic boxer and politician^[4]