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The official and most widely spoken language is the Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri). Native to the Meitei people, it is also used as a lingua franca by smaller communities, who speak a variety of other Tibeto-Burman languages. [18] Manipur has been at the crossroads of Asian economic and cultural exchange for more than 2,500 ...
They form the largest and dominant ethnic group of Manipur in Northeast India. They speak the Meitei language (officially called Manipuri), one of the 22 official languages of the Republic of India and the sole official language of Government of Manipur.
Meitei language was the court language of the historic Manipur Kingdom, [48] and before it merged into the Indian Republic. [49] The Sahitya Akademi , India's National Academy of Letters, recognised Meitei as one of the major advanced Indian literary languages in 1972, long before it became an official language in 1992.
Meitei people (also known as the Manipuris) are the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. Their native language is the Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), serving as the lingua franca as well as the sole official language of Manipur, among the different ethnic groups, including the Kuki, Naga, and Pangal peoples, who speak ...
Meitei language (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ / মৈতৈ লোন, romanized: Meitei Lon), also known as the Manipuri language (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟ / মণিপুরী লোন, romanized: Manipuri Lon), [13] is one of the seven officially declared minority languages, besides Kokborok and Bengali, recognised by the Government of Tripura.
Scheduled Tribes of Manipur (1 C, 30 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Manipur" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Regarding the similarities and differences between the Bangladeshi Meitei language and Indian Meitei language, Ethnologue says the following: “Intelligibility of Meitei in Bangladesh is difficult. Those in Bangladesh may understand India Meitei better than vice versa possibly due to more language change in Bangladesh over the years.
Though there were earlier Brahmin settlements in Medieval Manipur, the entire Meitei ethnicity remains to be ethno-religious to Sanamahism until the great historical event of the Puya Mei Thaba took place during the reign of Pamheiba, the then Emperor of Manipur Kingdom, after which the entire kingdom was declared Hindu .