Meitei language
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Meitei language, officially known as Manipuri language, is the official language, the lingua franca and the most widely spoken language of the Indian state of Manipur.[5] It is developed from the Ancient Meitei language. It is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.[2][3][4]
Meitei | |
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Manipuri, Meithei, Meetei, Kathe, Monipuriya, Mekhlee, Mogolu | |
Native to | Manipur, Assam and Tripura |
Region | India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Canada |
Ethnicity | Meitei ethnicity |
Era | 1445 BC - presente18 |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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Early forms: | Ancient Meitei language
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Dialects | |
Writing system | Meitei script, Bengali alphabet and Latin alphabet (to a lesser extent) |
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Official language in | India[2][3][4] |
Recognised minority language in | Bangladesh Myanmar |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | mni |
ISO 639-3 | Either: mni – Meetei omp – Old Manipuri |
Linguist List | omp Old Manipuri |
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On 11th May of 2022, Meitei language was supported by Google Translate among 8 newly added Indian languages out of 24 total newly added languages at the same time.[6][7]
Meitei Language Media
A Meitei language stone inscription in Meitei script about a royal decree of a Meitei king found in the sacred site of God Panam Ningthou in Andro, Imphal East, Manipur
Areas where there is significant population of Meitei speakers (Manipuris) in Bangladesh
The Emblem of Manipur uses Meitei language, written in Meitei script.
Depiction of the 18th century historic burning of the texts written in Meitei script so as to replace it with Bengali script for writing Meitei language afterwards, ordered by Hinduised Meitei King Pamheiba (popularly called, Garib Niwaj) under the influence of Bengali Hindu missionary Shantidas Gosai
The term "Manipuri Lon" and its endonym "Meitei Lon", literally meaning "Manipuri language" and "Meitei language" respectively, written in the Eastern Nagari script (Bengali script)
The Numit Kappa, a Classical Meitei epic text written during the 1st century, based on ancient Meitei mythology and religion (Sanamahism)
An illustration of the Maniwood clapperboard
A screen shot of Google Translate translating a sentence from English language into Meitei language
Related pages
References
- ↑ Moseley, C., ed. (2010). Atlas of the world's languages in danger (3rd ed). Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Manipuri language in 8th Schedule by Jeet Akoijam".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Languages added in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution". 11 April 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Languages Included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution | Department of Official Language | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI".
- ↑ Khongbantabam Naobi Devi, Ph,D. "Origin and Development of the Meetei Language" (PDF). Department of English, Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, Tamilnadu. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Google Translate gets support for 24 additional languages". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ↑ "Google I/O 2022: Google Translate adds support for 24 new languages including 8 Indian languages". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2022-05-12.