Tarao people

{{Distinguish|Taro|Tarot}}

{{Short description|Tribe of Manipur settled in Chandel district}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Tarao

| population = 1066{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables|title=Census of India 2011|publisher=MHA, Govt of India}}{{failed verification|date=May 2022}}

| languages = Tarao language (L1)
Meitei language (L2){{Cite web |title=Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Ethnologue |language=en}}

| religions = Christianity

| related = Meiteis, Chothe, Anal, Lamkang, etc

| footnotes =

}}

{{Naga people}}

The Taraos are one of the lesser-known tribes of Manipur mostly settled in Chandel district of Manipur.{{cite web |title=A brief history of Tarao tribe |url=https://www.hoten.life/topics/600/article/1170/a-brief-history-of-the-tarao-tribe-of-ma |access-date=20 May 2022}}{{cite web |title=Tarao: the Forgotten tribe battling to survive |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/4090/tarao-how-the-forgotten-tribe-of-manipur-is-battling-to-survive |website=Imphal Free Press |access-date=20 May 2022}}

They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.{{Cite web |title=Meitei {{!}} Ethnologue |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Ethnologue |language=en}}