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Sino-Tibetan language From Wikiquote, the free quote compendium
Meitei language (Meitei lon), also known as Manipuri language (Manipuri lon), is a Sino-Tibetan language of Tibeto-Burman linguistic sub-branch. It is the official language as well as the lingua franca of Manipur state of Northeast India, besides being the native tongue of the Meitei people. It is also one of the official languages of Assam as well as one of the 22 "scheduled languages", officially recognised by the Constitution of India as well as the Union Government of India. It is the most widely spoken Indian language of its linguistic family. It is the primary liturgical language of the holy scriptural texts as well as of the sacred ritualistic chantings of Sanamahism, the traditional Meitei religion. It is one of the few Indian languages valued worthy to be learned in order to study the primary material texts dedicated to the classical dance and musical traditions of the Indian subcontinent (or South Asia).
Besides being the court language of the historic Manipur Kingdom, it is also the only Indian language of its linguistic family, whose ancient and medieval literatures're nurtured and developed under the patronage of the royalties. During antiquity, Meitei language was the classical language of high culture of its Meitei civilization.
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