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The
Meitei language
Meitei (; ) also known as Manipuri ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of Assam. It is one of the scheduled ...
(officially known as
Manipuri language
Meitei (; ) also known as Manipuri ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of Assam. It is one of the scheduled ...
) has a long history of literature and culture. Meitei language newspapers are either printed in
Meitei script
The Meitei script (), also known as the Kanglei script () or the Kok Sam Lai script (), after its first three letters is an abugida in the Brahmic scripts family used to write the Meitei language, the official language of Manipur, Assam an ...
or in
Bengali script
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or even in both. The following are some of the notable Meitei language newspapers published and circulated across
Manipur
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,
Assam
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and
Tripura
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states of
Northeast India
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as well as across some parts of
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and
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.
All
Manipuri language
Meitei (; ) also known as Manipuri ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of Assam. It is one of the scheduled ...
newspapers will be using the
Meitei script
The Meitei script (), also known as the Kanglei script () or the Kok Sam Lai script (), after its first three letters is an abugida in the Brahmic scripts family used to write the Meitei language, the official language of Manipur, Assam an ...
() instead of
Bengali script
The Bengali script or Bangla alphabet (, Romanization of Bengali, romanized: ''Bāṅlā bôrṇômālā'') is the standard writing system used to write the Bengali language, and has historically been used to write Sanskrit within Bengal. ...
from , according to a joint meeting consensus of the ''"Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillol Apunba Lup"'' (MEELAL), ''"All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union"'' (AMWJU) and ''"Editors' Guild Manipur"'' (EGM) in
Imphal.
See also
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Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation
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List of Meitei-language television channels
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List of Meitei-language films
The following is a list of notable films made in Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), by the Maniwood (Manipuri cinema industry), in alphabetical order.
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* 23rd Century: Ngasigee Matungda
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* AFSPA, 1958
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Meitei Language Day
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Imphal Free Press
Footnotes
References
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