ꯈꯨꯔꯨꯝꯖꯔꯤ!
say it: “khoo-room-JAH-ree”
Meitei (Manipuri)
in its own words: ꯃꯤꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ
- Speakers
- 1.8 million (estimate)
- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Vitality
- Vulnerable
- Where it is spoken
- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar
- Script
- Bangla
Fun fact
Manipuri (Meitei) had its own script, Meitei Mayek, replaced by the Bengali script in the 18th century. Since the late 20th century the old script has returned to official use and schools.