Meitei language
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| Meitei | |
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| Manipuri, Meithei, Meetei, Kathe, Monipuriya, Mekhlee, Mogolu | |
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| Native to | Manipur, Assam and Tripura |
| Region |  India,  Bangladesh,  Myanmar,  Canada |
| Ethnicity | Meitei ethnicity |
| Era | 1445 BC - present[2] |
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| Meitei script, Bengali alphabet and Latin alphabet (to a lesser extent) | |
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Official language in | India[3][4][5] |
Recognised minority language in | |
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| ISO 639-2 | mni |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:mni – Meeteiomp – Old Manipuri |
omp Old Manipuri | |
| Glottolog | mani1292 |
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| Scheduled Languages | |
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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.[6] It is developed from the Ancient Meitei language. It is also one of the official languages of Assam.[7][8][9] It is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.[3][4][5]
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.[10][11]
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Moseley, C., ed. (2010). Atlas of the world's languages in danger (3rd ed). Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
- ↑ Meetei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Old Manipuri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Manipuri language in 8th Schedule by Jeet Akoijam".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Languages added in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution". 11 April 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". 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". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ "Assam Cabinet gives nod to recognise Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". The Indian Express. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ "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.
