Meitei language

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Meitei
Manipuri, Meithei, Meetei, Kathe, Monipuriya, Mekhlee, Mogolu
Native to	Manipur, Assam and Tripura
Region	India,  Bangladesh,  Myanmar,  Canada
Ethnicity	Meitei ethnicity
Era	1445 BC - present[2]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Meitei
Early form	Ancient Meitei language
Dialects	Standard Meitei language Chakpa Phayeng Sekmai Meitei Pangal dialect
Writing system	Meitei script, Bengali alphabet and Latin alphabet (to a lesser extent)
Official status
Official language in	India[3][4][5]
Recognised minority language in	Bangladesh  Myanmar
Language codes
ISO 639-2	mni
ISO 639-3	Either: mni – Meetei omp – Old Manipuri
Linguist List	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]

1. ↑ Moseley, C., ed. (2010). Atlas of the world's languages in danger (3rd ed). Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
2. ↑ Meetei at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
   Old Manipuri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Manipuri language in 8th Schedule by Jeet Akoijam".
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Languages added in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution". 11 April 2020.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Languages Included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution | Department of Official Language | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI".
6. ↑ 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)
7. ↑ "Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". Hindustan Times. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
8. ↑ 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.
9. ↑ "Assam Cabinet gives nod to recognise Manipuri as associate official language in four districts". The Indian Express. 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
10. ↑ "Google Translate gets support for 24 additional languages". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
11. ↑ "Google I/O 2022: Google Translate adds support for 24 new languages including 8 Indian languages". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2022-05-12.