Discovering Tibeto-Burman Linguistic History Through Pre 20th Century Meithei Manuscripts

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This is a conference handout titled 'Discovering Tibeto-Burman Linguistic History Through Pre 20th Century Meithei Manuscripts' containing a brief introduction, 4 tables, and references. The handout discusses 7 features of Manipuri manuscripts: number and genre, script, dating, authorship, housing and ownership, paper and condition, and status in the culture. This handout was used at the Ninth Seminar for the International Association for Tibetan Studies in a panel on Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages and Tibeto-Burman Reconstruction in Leiden, The Netherlands, on June 26th, 2000.

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Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Ray, Sohini, 1966- June 23, 2000.

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This is a conference handout titled 'Discovering Tibeto-Burman Linguistic History Through Pre 20th Century Meithei Manuscripts' containing a brief introduction, 4 tables, and references. The handout discusses 7 features of Manipuri manuscripts: number and genre, script, dating, authorship, housing and ownership, paper and condition, and status in the culture. This handout was used at the Ninth Seminar for the International Association for Tibetan Studies in a panel on Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages and Tibeto-Burman Reconstruction in Leiden, The Netherlands, on June 26th, 2000.

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Table 1: Categories and manuscripts per category listed in A Catalogue of Old Manipuri Manuscripts (Snahal Singh 1992); Table 2: Sample list of political and civic chronicles divided according to traditional categories; Table 3: Sample list of legends and creation stories; Table 4: Sample list of botanical and environmental treatises

Handout adapted from full conference paper: Chelliah, Shobhana and Sohini Ray. (2000). Early Meithei Manuscripts. In Christopher I. Beckwith, ed., Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages: Proceedings of a Symposium held in Leiden, June 26, 2000, at the 9th Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, 59-71. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

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Material on the Manipuri language (ISO 639-3 mni), also known as Meithei, Meitei, Meitheiron, Meiteilon, or Meetei. Manipuri is used as a lingua franca in the state of Manipuri, India, and spoken by over 1.2 million people in Manipur and an estimated 3 million including second language speakers.

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