Meitei language
| Meitei | |
|---|---|
| Manipuri, Meithei, Meetei Meiteilon |
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| Region | Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Meitei |
| Native speakers | 1.25 million (2010)[1] to 1.5 million (2001 census)e18 |
| Language family |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Writing system | Bengali alphabet (current) Latin alphabet (to a lesser extent) Meitei alphabet (historical)[2] |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | (Manipur) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | mni |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: mni – Meitei omp – Old Manipuri |
| Linguist List | omp Old Manipuri |
Meitei (also known as Manipuri) is the main language spoken in Manipur.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Moseley, C. (Editor) (2010). Atlas of the world's languages in danger (3rd ed). Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
- ↑ A Manipuri Grammar, Vocabulary, and Phrase Book - 1888 Assam Secretariat Press
- ↑ Khongbantabam Naobi Devi, Ph,D. "Origin and Development of the Meitei Language". Department of English, Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, Tamilnadu. http://rdmodernresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/120.pdf. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
