Kom people (Manipur)

The Kom people are one of the indigenous and oldest tribe who had settled in Manipur since time immemorial. They share very similar traditional attires and surnames with Lamkang.The Kom tribes have Karong, Serto, Leivon and Tellien clans etc.They are mainly found in Manipur  of North-East India. They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.

According to the 2001 Census of India, the population of Kom people is 14,602.