"A language poor they call it, By those who are ignorant. Doubt not, the Meetei poet is coming."
Meitei, also known as Manipuri, is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of Assam. It is one of the constitutionally scheduled official languages of the Indian Republic. Meitei is the most widely-spoken Tibeto-Burman language of India and the third most widely spoken language o
"Manipuri Language" means Meeteilon written in Meetei Mayek and spoken by the majority of Manipur population: Provided that the concurrent use of Bengali Script and Meetei Mayek shall be allowed in addition to English language, for a period upto 10(ten) years from the date of commencement of this Act."
Meitei language"Manipuri is not a new language like Kokborok and has a rich literary tradition and a change of script will not be easy to adjust to."
Meitei language"Among the various Tibeto-Burman languages, the most important, and in literature certainly of much greater importance than Newari, is the Meitei or Manipuri language."
Meitei language"In this family, Manipuri was perhaps the only language which grew under a highly cultured royal patronage and also which had a long written literature."
Meitei language"Meitei, the state language of Manipur, shows significant points of contact with Kachin as well as with Kuki-Naga, though the affinities are prominently with the latter."
Meitei language"The Meitei language or Meiteilon is much more developed and is widely believed to have had its indigenous script which is now sought to be rediscovered."
Meitei language