Manipuri

Manipuri is the official language of the state of Manipur. The Manipuri language is popularly known as Meiteilon. It is the majorly spoken and written language in the state. The Meiteilon language is a part of the Kuki-Chin group of languages, which falls in the Burma-Tibetan language family.

The Manipuri language use 6 vowels and 15 consonants. The ancient Meiteilon language with the influence of other local languages has developed to the modern Manipuri language, we know today. The English and other Indo–Aryan languages that have Sanskrit as their origin is also influenced Meiteilon to a certain extent.

Manipuri is not only used by a large number of people in the state but also people of the Manipuri origin in other north-eastern states and other states of the country. There are also a large number of people who use the language in the neighboring country – Myanmar.