Meitei language in Bangladesh

"Manipuri language in Bangladesh" redirects here. For the official language of Manipur, see Manipuri language.
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Meitei language in Bangladesh
(Meitei: ꯕꯥꯡꯂꯥꯗꯦꯁꯇ ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ/বাংলাদেশতা মৈতৈলোন)
Manipuri language in Bangladesh
(Meitei: ꯕꯥꯡꯂꯥꯗꯦꯁꯇ ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟ/বাংলাদেশতা মণিপুরী লোন)
Meiteilon/Manipuri lon
Meitei Lon (Meitei for 'Meitei language') written in Meitei script and Bengali script
Native to
RegionSylhet Division[1][2][3]
EthnicityMeitei people
Native speakers
15,000[4]
Sino-Tibetan
Standard forms
Standard Meitei (Standard Manipuri)
Meitei script and Bengali script
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Development body
Language codes
ISO 639-2mni
ISO 639-3mni
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The Meitei language (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ/মৈতৈ লোন, romanized: Meitei Lon), or Manipuri language (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯂꯣꯟ/মণিপুরী লোন, romanized: Manipuri Lon), is a minority language in Bangladesh.[13] It is spoken by around 15,000 ethnic Manipuris, mainly concentrated in the Sylhet Division. The Meitei language is also a second language for Bishnupriyas in Bangladesh.[14][15]

Due to a shrinking population, many Manipuris in Sylhet do not speak the Meitei language fluently, as they make more use of the majority Bengali language, and may speak with a Bangladeshi accent.[16]

The Manipuri Cultural Complex works for the development of the Meitei language in Bangladesh.

Associations and organizations including the Manipuri Language Research and Development Organisation, Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad, and the Manipur Cultural Complex work for the development of the Manipuri language, literature, and culture in Bangladesh.[17][18]

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