Meitei linguistic purism movement

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Movement of Meitei language to attain linguistic purism

"Meitei Lon" (literally meaning "Meitei language"), written in Meitei script
English name	Movement of Meitei language to attain linguistic purism
Also known as	Manipuri linguistic purism movement Meetei linguistic purism movement Movement of Meitei linguistic purism Movement of Manipuri linguistic purism Movement of Meetei linguistic purism
Type	Social movement
Theme	Language planning Language policy Language reform Linguistic purism Meitei language movement
Cause	Anglicisation Foreign language anxiety Linguistic insecurity Sanskritisation Schizoglossia
Target	Linguistically pure Meitei language
Organised by	Indigenous People's Association of Kangleipak (IPAK)[1][2] Khongjom War Memorial Trust[3] Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillol Apunba Lup (MEELAL) (transl. United Forum for Safeguarding Manipuri Script and Language)[4] South East Asia Cultural Organisation (SEACO)[5][6]
Participants	Chingsubam Akaba

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The social movement of Meitei language to attain linguistic purism is advocated by literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of Bangladesh, Myanmar and Northeast India (prominently Assam, Manipur and Tripura).

The language is officially known as Manipuri by the Government of India,^[a] the Government of Manipur,^[b] the Government of Assam^[c] and the Government of Tripura,^[d] although it is also referred to as Meitei. The former name is an Indo-Aryan exonym, whereas the latter is the Tibeto-Burman endonym used natively by the Meitei people.

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