Loanwords in Manipuri and their impact
The Manipuri language is spoken primarily in the valley region of Manipur, a state in North-East India. in the adjoining Indian states of Assam, Tripura, and in the neighboring countries Myanmar and Bang¬ladesh. It is the mother tongue of the Meitei and is known locally as Meiteilon; the name itself...
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2024
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| Summary: | The Manipuri language is spoken primarily in the valley region of Manipur, a state in North-East India. in the adjoining Indian states of Assam, Tripura, and in the neighboring countries Myanmar and Bang¬ladesh. It is the mother tongue of the Meitei and is known locally as Meiteilon; the name itself is a compound of Meitei `Meitei' and lon `language.' The language is the lingua franca of 29 other different eth¬nic groups of Manipur (Yashawanta Singh 1995). It is spoken by about 60% of the state population (38th Annual Report 2003:77). According to the Students Britannica India (Britannica India 2000:361-366), there are 11,80,000 native speakers of Manipuri. Manipuri, along with English, are the official languages of Manipur state. |
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