Also Known As:
Bishnupriya, Bisna Puriya, Bishnupria Manipuri
Dialects & Varieties
- Rajar Gang
- Madai Gang/Madoi Gang
Recent Resources
Dr. S.K. Sinha is an eminent short story writer in the endangered Bishnupriya Manipuri language.
The Bishnupriya Manipuri language is the furthest development of the Indo-Aryan Language in the east
In this work we present a morphological analysis of Bishnupriya Manipuri language, an Indo-Aryan lan
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Kim, Amy and Seung Kim. 2008. "Bishnupriya (Manipuri) Speakers in Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey." SIL international. 100pp.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Kim, Amy and Seung Kim. 2008. "Bishnupriya (Manipuri) Speakers in Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey." SIL international. 100pp.