Meitei, also known as Manipuri, is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of As
Yumbanlol (Yumpanlol), a group of 6th century Classical Meitei language copper plate inscriptions, written in Meitei script.
The first page of Loyumba Shinyen, the 11th-12th century Meitei-language constitution of Kangleipak.
An 1822 CE stone recording a royal decree attributed to King Jai Singh (r. 1759–1762, 1763–1798), erected at Andro, Imphal East, Manipur
Depiction of the 18th century historic burning of texts written in Meitei script.
The Meitei people, also known as Meetei people, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group native to the Indian State of Manipur. They form the largest and dominant ethnic group of Manipur in Northeast India. T
Meitei language
…fell under the dominion of the Ningthouja dynasty, changing their status of being independent "ethnicities" into those of "clans" of the collective Meitei community. The Ningthouja dialect was predominant, and received heavy influences from the speech forms of the other groups. Meitei is one of the advanced literary…
An 1855 watercolour of a Kathe horseman in the Burmese royal service
The Numit Kappa, a Meitei epic composed around 33CE.
Maibis (Meitei for 'priestesses') dancing in Lai Haraoba (Meitei for 'Merrymaking festival of the gods')
Raslila in Jagoi Raas (Meitei for 'Manipuri classical dance') style