Not to be confused with Meitei poetry day or Meitei language festival.
Meitei Language Day
Official name
Manipuri Language Day
Also called
"Imalongi Numit"[1][2] (transl. The Day of Our Mother Language)
Observed by
Manipur (Meitei: Kangleipak)
Government of Manipur
Department of Art and Culture
Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation (DLPI)
Manipuri Sahitya Parishad
Patriotic Writers' Forum (PAWF), Manipur and Tripura
All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU)
Marup Organisation Lalshingmura, Tripura
and many others
Significance
the day on which Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) was included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and made one of the languages with official status in India on 20 August 1992
Date
20 August
2023 date
Sunday
2024 date
Tuesday
Next time
20 August 2024 (2024-08-20)
Frequency
Annual
Related to
Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) being included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India
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Manipuri Language Day (Meitei: Manipuri Longi Numit; /ma-nee-poo-ree lon-gee noo-meet/), is an annual celebration of the Manipuri (Meitei) language in India and Bangladesh 20 August. It is a of the day on which Manipuri was added to the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, making it one of the official languages of India on 20 August 1992.[3][4][5][6][7]
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^Bhardwaj, R. C. (1994). Legislation by Members in the Indian Parliament. Allied Publishers. p. 189. ISBN 978-81-7023-409-8.
^Khullar, D. R. Geography Textbook. New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd. p. 188. ISBN 978-93-5041-243-5.
^Bhattacharyya, Rituparna (29 July 2022). Northeast India Through the Ages: A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Prehistory, History, and Oral History. Taylor & Francis. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-000-62390-1.
^"30th Manipuri Language Day observed : 21st aug21 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^"Manipuri Language Day observed in Manipur - Eastern Mirror". easternmirrornagaland.com. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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