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Manipuri Language Festival
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This article is about an annual event in Bangladesh. For the associated language in Bangladesh, see Meitei language in Bangladesh.
The Manipuri Language Festival (Meitei: Manipuri Lon-gi Kummei), also known as the Meitei Language Festival or the Manipuri Bhasha Utsav, is an annual language festival dedicated to the promotion and the development of the Manipuri Meitei language, Meitei script, and Meitei culture in Bangladesh.[8] The event is organised by the Bangladesh Manipuri Literary Society (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ মণিপুরি সাহিত্য সংসদের, romanized: Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad).[9][10]
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![]() Meitei language festival | |
Native name | Manipuri Lon-gi Kummei; Manipuri Bhasha Utsav |
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English name | Manipuri language festival |
Date | 2008; 16 years ago (2008)[1] |
Venue | |
Location | Bangladesh |
Also known as | Manipuri Language and Culture Festival (Bengali: Manipuri Bhasha o Sanskriti Utsav)[2] |
Type | annual event |
Theme | Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) |
Target | preservation and development of Meitei language,[4] indigenous Meitei script[lower-alpha 1] and Meitei culture[lower-alpha 2] in Bangladesh |
Patron(s) | Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad |
Organised by | Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad[6] |
Participants | Meitei people (AKA Manipuri people)[7] |
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