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The following is the former article Bishnupriya Manipuri language, which now redirects to here. Since subject, content and author seemed to be the same, but Manipuri (Bishnupriya Language) was longer, I put all material here. -- Mkill 20:32, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
The Manipuri (Bishnupriya Language) or Bishnupriya Manipuri language (also known as BPM or BM) is highly influenced by the Sanskrit and Maharastri as well as Sauraseni Prakrits, though some words of the Hindi language of Northern India , some demoting terms of Meitei and Assamese language and a little influence of Bengali language are incorporated in the BM language.
Bishnupriya Manipuri has two dialects, namely,(1). Rajar Gang ( Kings Village) and (2). Madoi Gang ( Queens village ).
Bishnupriya Manipuri was originally confined only to the surroundings of the Lake Loktak in Manipur. The principal localities where this language was spoken are now known as Khangabok, Heirok, Mayang Yamphal, Bishnupur, khunan, Ningthankhong, Ngakhong, Thamnapoxpi and so on. However, later a great majority of speakers fled away from Manipur and took refuge in Assam, Tripura, Sylhet and Cachar during eighteen and nineteenth century due to internal conflicts among the prices of Manipur and due to Burmese attack. Consequently, it was difficult for the small number of Bishnupriyas who remained in Manipur to retain their language in face of the impact of Meitei, although Dr. G.A. Grierson, in 1891 found the existence of a considerable number of speakers in two or three villages near Bishnupur, locally known as Lamangdong.( LSI, Vol -V, Page 419). This Language is now spoken in parts of Assam, Tripura, Manipur( Jiribam Sub-division) in India ,in Bangladesh, in Burma and some other overseas countries.
The Bishnupriyas also claim that they have their own scripts that is Devanagari Scripts which was used to write Bishnupriya language till 1627 A.D. W.Shaw and Raj Mohan Nath , two eminent scholars are of the view that " Bishnupriya " with its Devanagai script had been the court language of Manipur and was replaced by king Khagenba. R. M.Nath says "so in Manipur in spite of Devanagari scripts which the kala-chaias might have been using, the Meitai when they came into power introduced the new scripts."
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[edit] Signature of the original author
This one does not belong into the article, so I move it here for reference:
Compiled by
Ashim Kumar Singha
E-mail: ashim2000k@yahoo.com
-- Mkill 20:37, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] npav(?)
umm... seriously... look at this article. It talks about how "the orthodox bishnupriyas claim..." (!), and there is an _entire section_ called "not a dialect of assamese or bengali". --24.251.68.181 06:07, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Learning Bishnupriya Manipuri
This site offers phrases in Bishnupriya Manipuri http://www.languageshome.com/English-Bishnupriya_Manipuri.htm
[edit] Number of people using Bishnupriya Manipuri
To count the accurate figure we should not rely on census of India or Census of Manipur. The Govt. of Manipur is working against the Bishnupriyas in Manipur. They have lost the case against the Bishnupriyas in the Supreme Court of India who recognized Bishnupriya Manipuri language and community in a landmark judgment in March 8, 2006. Also the 1961, 1971, 1991, 1991 census data of India was full of fake and imaginable information's on Bishnupriya Manipuri population. It seems that the census authority had been guided by a mischievous force all through.
1) In 1961, Indian census authority recorded only 1(one) lady in place of nearly 22,000( twenty two thousand) population in Patharkandi. 2) In 1961, Indian census authority recorded only 13(thirteen) male in place of nearly 20,000( twenty thousand) population in Tripura. 3) In 1961, Indian census authority recorded * only 15,155 in place of nearly 66,000( sixty six thousand) population in Cachar. 4) In 1971, BPM population of Assam increases to 33591 from 15,169. The rate of increase is population is 121.46 which is unimaginable.
So the census data of India or Manipur is not reliable. There are many other surveys guided by organizations like SIL, BRAAC, BMCP, BMSU etc. which can be reliable source of data.
Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.189.230.2 (talk) 12:40, 5 March 2007 (UTC).
