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Meitei language in Tripura (Meitei: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯨꯔꯥꯗ ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ/ত্রিপুরাদা মৈতৈলোন)
Manipuri language in Tripura (Meitei: ꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯄꯨꯔꯥꯗ ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟ/ত্রিপুরাদা মণিপুরী লোন)
Meitei language, written in Meitei script and Bengali script
Region
Tripura
Ethnicity
Meitei people
Native speakers
30,000 (2023)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Writing system
Meitei script and Bengali script
Official status
Recognised minority language in
Tripura
Development body
Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, Tripura
Manipuri Literary and Cultural Forum, Tripura
Language codes
ISO 639-2
mni
ISO 639-3
mni
Glottolog
mani1292
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The Meitei language (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ/মৈতৈ লোন, romanized: Meitei Lon), also known as the Manipuri language (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟ/মণিপুরী লোন, romanized: Manipuri Lon),[2] is one of the seven officially declared minority languages, besides Kokborok and Bengali, recognised by the Government of Tripura.
Its promotion and development are done by the Directorate of Kokborok & Other Minority Languages, established in August 2012.[3]
In Meitei language, Tripura is known as "Takhel" (Meitei: ꯇꯈꯦꯜ).[4]
In Agartala, the capital city of Tripura, Meitei language is the fourth most widely spoken language, after Bengali, Tripuri (Kokborok) and Hindi, according to 2011 census.[5]
^"Manipuris residing in Tripura demand action to stop violence in Home State | thetripurapost". Manipuris residing in Tripura demand action to stop violence in Home State | thetripurapost. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
^"Manipuri language | Manipuri language | Meitei, India, Tibeto-Burman | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
^"Aboutus | Directorate of Kokborok & Other Minority Languages". kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
^Sharma, H. Surmangol (2006). "Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary". dsal.uchicago.edu (in Manipuri and English). University of Chicago. p. 74. Retrieved 2024-05-29. takhel ꯇꯈꯦꯜ /tə.kʰel/ n. a former name of present Tripura (a northeast state of India), as known to the Manipuris.
^"52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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