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The Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri) movement sought to achieve recognition of Meitei as a Classical language of India.It was supported by various literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast India (prominently Assam, Manipur and Tripura).
Starting from 2020, the Government of Assam provides a financial support of ₹ 5 lakh (equivalent to ₹ 5.9 lakh or US$6,900 in 2023) every year to the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, a group that works for the development of Meitei literature (also called Manipuri literature) in Assam as well as other Meitei populated states. [38]
Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), the sole official language and the lingua franca of Manipur, [1] one of the scheduled languages of India, [2] one of the recognised educational and literary languages of Assam [3] and Tripura states, [4] has its speakers spread across entire India.
"Manipuri Language" means Meeteilon written in Meetei Mayek and spoken by the majority of Manipur population: Provided that the concurrent use of Bengali Script and Meetei Mayek shall be allowed in addition to English language, for a period upto 10(ten) years from the date of commencement of this Act.".
All Manipuri language newspapers will be using the Meitei script (Meitei: Meetei Mayek) instead of Bengali script from 15 January 2023; 2 years ago (), 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.
There are nearly 170,000 Meitei-speakers in Assam, [33] mainly in the Barak Valley, where it is the third most commonly-used language after Bengali and Hindi. [34] Manipuri is also spoken by about 9500 people in Nagaland, in communities such as Dimapur, Kohima, Peren and Phek. [3] [33] Meitei is a second language for various Naga and Kuki-Chin ...
"Peruk (vernacular Manipuri name, common name Indian pennywort, scientific name Centella asiatica) is so named because it collects (pekpa) ‘old wind’ (causal agents of illness in the body) from bones and muscles and helps the excrete the same.
Folktales are called "funga wari" ("phunga wari"), literally meaning "stories of kitchen furnace or stove" in Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In early times, in the Meitei households, children must have gathered around the kitchen fire, listening to the stories narrated by the elders. [ 1 ]