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 official languages of Assam.[6][7][8] It is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.[2][3][4]
| Meitei | |
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| Manipuri ꯃꯦꯏꯇꯦꯏ ꯂꯣꯜ | |
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| Native to | Manipur, Assam and Tripura |
| Region |  India  Bangladesh  Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Meitei ethnicity |
| Era | 1445 BC - presente18 |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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| Early forms: | Ancient Meitei language
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| 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 |
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| 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.[9][10]
Meitei and Gujarati together are the third fastest growing languages of India, after Hindi and Kashmiri.[11]
Meitei Language Media
Yumbanlol (Yumpanlol), a group of 6th century Classical Meitei language copper plate inscriptions, written in Meitei script.
The first page of Loyumba Shinyen, the 11th-12th century Meitei-language constitution of Kangleipak.
An 1822 CE stone recording a royal decree attributed to King Jai Singh (r. 1759–1762, 1763–1798 ), erected at Andro, Imphal East, Manipur
Districts of Barak Valley – Meitei speaking population settlement areas of Assam
Areas with significany numbers of Meitei speakers in Bangladesh
Depiction of the 18th century historic burning of texts written in Meitei script.
The Numit Kappa, a Classical Meitei 1st century epic based on Meitei mythology and religion.
A screen shot of Google Translate translating a sentence from English language into Meitei language
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References
- ↑ Atlas of the world's languages in danger (3rd ed) (2010). 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 LanguageDepartment of English, Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, Tamilnadu. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts (in en). Hindustan Times (2024-02-24). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ PTI (2024-02-24). "Assam Cabinet gives nod to recognise Manipuri as associate official language in four districts" (in en-IN). The Hindu. . https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assam-cabinet-gives-nod-to-recognise-manipuri-as-associate-official-language-in-four-districts/article67881260.ece. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ Assam Cabinet gives nod to recognise Manipuri as associate official language in four districts (in en). The Indian Express (2024-02-24). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ Google Translate gets support for 24 additional languages (in en-US). GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ↑ Google I/O 2022: Google Translate adds support for 24 new languages including 8 Indian languages (in en). Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ↑ R, Aishwaryaa (6 June 2019). "What census data reveals about use of Indian languages". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
