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	The '''Meitei language movement''' ({{~~lang-~~mni\|Meitei Longi Kongjang}}), also known as the '''Manipuri language movement''' ({{~~lang-~~mni\|Manipuri Longi Kongjang}}), is any linguistic movement undertaken by the literary, political and social associations as well as organisations, advocating for a change or development of [[Meitei language]] (officially known as [[Manipuri language]]) in various critical, discriminative and unfavorable circumstances and situations.		The '''Meitei language movement''' ({{langx\|mni\|Meitei Longi Kongjang}}), also known as the '''Manipuri language movement''' ({{langx\|mni\|Manipuri Longi Kongjang}}), is any linguistic movement undertaken by the literary, political and social associations as well as organisations, advocating for a change or development of [[Meitei language]] (officially known as [[Manipuri language]]) in various critical, discriminative and unfavorable circumstances and situations.

	In the history of [[Meitei language]], there were 4 notable linguistic movements that took place.		In the history of [[Meitei language]], there were 4 notable linguistic movements that took place.

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{{Short description|Linguistic movement}}
{{See|Meitei language day|Meitei language festival|Meitei poetry day}}
{{See also|Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation}}
[[File:Meitei language written in Meitei script.svg|thumb|300px|"Meitei Lon" (literally meaning "[[Meitei language]]"), written in [[Meitei script]]]]
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The '''Meitei language movement''' ({{lang-mni|Meitei Longi Kongjang}}), also known as the '''Manipuri language movement''' ({{lang-mni|Manipuri Longi Kongjang}}), is any linguistic movement undertaken by the literary, political and social associations as well as organisations, advocating for a change or development of [[Meitei language]] (officially known as [[Manipuri language]]) in various critical, discriminative and unfavorable circumstances and situations.

In the history of [[Meitei language]], there were 4 notable linguistic movements that took place.

== Linguistic purism movement ==
{{See|Meitei linguistic purism movement}}

== Scheduled language movement ==
{{See|Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India|Languages with official status in India|Languages of India|Linguistic history of India}}
With the introduction of 14 Indian languages in an officially recognized category named "scheduled languages" by the [[Government of India]] in the year 1950, in which [[Meitei language]] was not included,<ref>{{Cite web |title=English Releases |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=5928 |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> there was a language movement advocated by the literary, political and social associations as well as organizations, from [[Northeast India]] (especially from [[Manipur]], [[Assam]] and [[Tripura]]), spearheaded especially by the [[Manipuri Sahitya Parishad]] and the "All Manipur Students' Union" (AMSU), demanding the "scheduled language" status for [[Meitei language]] (officially called [[Manipuri language]]) for more than four long decades.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=C. Joshua |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daMpNcQKkjMC&dq=scheduled+language+demand+for+manipuri&pg=PA54 |title=Constraints in Development of Manipur |last2=Gopalakrishnan |first2=Ramamoorthy |last3=Singh |first3=R. K. Ranjan |date=2001 |publisher=Regency Publications [for Policy Alternatives for the North-East and Conflict Elimination Awareness] |isbn=978-81-87498-30-8 |pages=54 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=C. Joshua |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daMpNcQKkjMC&dq=scheduled+language+demand+for+manipuri&pg=PA55 |title=Constraints in Development of Manipur |last2=Gopalakrishnan |first2=Ramamoorthy |last3=Singh |first3=R. K. Ranjan |date=2001 |publisher=Regency Publications [for Policy Alternatives for the North-East and Conflict Elimination Awareness] |isbn=978-81-87498-30-8 |pages=55 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri language in 8th Schedule By Jeet Akoijam |url=http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=MeiteiMayek.Manipuri_language_in_8th_Schedule_By_Jeet_Akoijam.html |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>
In the year 1992, [[Meitei language]] (officially called [[Manipuri language]]) was given the "scheduled language" status with the ''"71st Constitutional Amendment Act"'' of the [[Indian Constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipuri language in 8th Schedule By Jeet Akoijam |url=http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=MeiteiMayek.Manipuri_language_in_8th_Schedule_By_Jeet_Akoijam.html |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Languages Included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution {{!}} Department of Official Language {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI |url=https://rajbhasha.gov.in/en/languages-included-eighth-schedule-indian-constitution |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=rajbhasha.gov.in}}</ref>
The day of the inclusion of Meitei language in the [[Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India]] and making it one of the [[languages with official status in India|official languages of the Indian Republic]] is annually commemorated as [[Meitei Language Day]] (also called [[Manipuri Language Day]]) on August 20.<ref>{{Cite web |title=30th Manipuri Language Day observed : 21st aug21 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=7..210821.aug21 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-20 |title=Manipuri Language Day observed in Manipur - Eastern Mirror |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/manipuri-language-day-observed-in-manipur/ |website=easternmirrornagaland.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Classical language movement ==
{{See|Meitei classical language movement}}
With the introduction of an officially recognised linguistic elite category called "[[Classical Languages of India]]" by the [[Government of India]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-09-17 |title=India sets up classical languages |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3667032.stm}}</ref> the [[social movement]] of [[Meitei language]] to achieve the [[classical language]] status is advocated by various literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Northeast India]] (prominently [[Assam]], [[Manipur]] and [[Tripura]]).<ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2016-08-20 |title=Classic language status for Manipuri demanded |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/classic-language-status-for-manipuri-demanded-116082000690_1.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Classic language status for Manipuri demanded |url=https://morungexpress.com/classic-language-status-manipuri-demanded |website=MorungExpress}}</ref>

== Associate official language movement ==
{{See|Meitei associate official language movement}}
Due to the exemption of all the candidates who do not appear the exams in either of the three ''mandatory'' languages, [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bodo language|Bodo]] or [[Bengali language|Bengali]], without provisions of any ''alternative'' language, in job recruitments conducted by the [[Assam Public Service Commission]] (APSC) of the [[Government of Assam]] (in accordance to the ''"Assam Public Services Competitive Examination (Amendment) Rules, 2019"''),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=North East |date=2020-10-09 |title=Manipuri Bodies Burn Effigies of CM Sonowal, Himanta Biswa; Demands Manipuri as Associate Official Language |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2020/10/09/manipuri-bodies-burn-effigies-of-cm-sonowal-himanta-biswa-demands-manipuri-as-associate-official-language/ |website=Northeast Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-09 |title=Manipuri Bodies Demand Manipuri As Associate Official Language In Assam {{!}} East Turn News |url=https://eastturn.in/manipuri-bodies-demand-manipuri-as-associate-official-language-in-assam/ |website=East Turn |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List Manipuri as associate official language in Assam: Ranjan in LS : 21st dec20 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=8..211220.dec20 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref> the [[social movement]] of [[Meitei language]] to be included as an associate [[official language]] of the [[Government of Assam]] was advocated by several literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as by various leaders of [[Northeast India]] (predominantly from [[Assam]], [[Manipur]] and [[Tripura]]).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Laithangbam |first=Iboyaima |date=2020-09-27 |title=Assam to look into demand to include Manipuri in list of associate languages |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/minister-to-look-into-demand-to-include-manipuri-in-the-list-of-associate-languages-of-assam/article32707194.ece |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Language revitalization]]
* [[Meitei nationalism]]

== Notes and references ==
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