Also Known As:
Bishnupriya, Bisna Puriya, Bishnupria Manipuri
Dialects & Varieties
- Rajar Gang
- Madai Gang/Madoi Gang
Recent Resources
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
Dr. S.K. Sinha is an eminent short story writer in the endangered Bishnupriya Manipuri language.
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.