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Meitei script

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Meitei script (Meitei: Meitei Mayek) or Meetei script (Meitei: Meetei Mayek) is an abugida used for Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language),[1] the sole official language, the lingua franca and the predominantly spoken tongue of the Indian state of Manipur.[2][3][4]

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B
Bengali script
D
Devanagari script
G
Gujarati script
Gurmukhi script
K
Kannada script
L
Latin script
M
Malayalam script
Meitei script
O
Odia script
Ol Chiki script
P
Perso-Arabic script
T
Tamil script
Telugu script
U
Urdu script

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Writing systems of India
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References

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  1. "Meitei Mayek script | Britannica".
  2. Singh, Harimohon Thounaojam (2011). "The Evolution and Recent Development of the Meitei Mayek Script". North East Indian Linguistics. pp. 24–32. doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968875.004. ISBN 9788175968875.
  3. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Meitei-Mayek-Alphabets_fig1_328718529
  4. "Manipuri language and alphabet".