![]() In 1976 at a writers conference all the scholars agreed on a new version of the alphabet containing a number of additional letters to represent sounds not present in the language when the script was first developed. ![]() ![]() Its origins are not known.ĭuring the 1940s and 50s, Manipuri scholars began campaigning to bring back the old Manipuri alphabet. It was certainly used from the 11th to the early 18th century, when it was replaced by the Bengali alphabet for writing Manipuri. The Meitei Script was possibly first used in the 6th century AD, although that is disputed. The Meitei Script is one of the official scripts of India. The Meitei Script is used to write Manipuri, a member of the Kuki-Chin-Naga branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family spoken mainly in Manipur in the northeast of India, where it is an official language. ![]()
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