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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 |
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Ethnicity | Meitei ethnicity |
Era | 1445 BC - present[2] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Meitei script, Bengali alphabet and Latin alphabet (to a lesser extent) | |
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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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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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