Meitei language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Meetei |
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| Manipuri, Meithei, Meetei ꯃꯤꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ |
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| Region | Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Meetei |
| Native speakers | 1.25 million (2010) to 1.5 million (2001 census)e18 |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Writing system | Bengali alphabet (current) Latin alphabet (to a lesser extent) Meetei alphabet (historical) |
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| Official language in | (Manipur) |
| Linguist List | omp Old Manipuri |
Meetei (also known as Manipuri) is the main language spoken in Manipur.
Images for kids
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A Meitei language stone inscription in Meitei script about a royal decree of a Meitei king found in the sacred site of God Panam Ningthou in Andro, Imphal East, Manipur
See also
In Spanish: Idioma manipurí para niños
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