Loi refers to a specific social category within the Meitei language (Meiteilon) of Manipur, a state located in northeast India. The term is used to describe "scheduled castes" and specifically identifies indigenous and aboriginal people who resisted religious conversion during historical shifts in the region.
The designation was historically applied to groups who refused to adopt Hinduism or remained only semi-Hinduised when the Manipuri king issued a mandate for all subjects to convert to the religion. While the provided source notes "Loi" as a city in the Marshall Islands, the primary linguistic and cultural definition pertains to these specific social identities in India.