Meitei is the official language of Manipur, a state in Northeastern India. The language has various other names like Meetei, Meitheilon, Meeteilon, Meeʁteilon, and Manipuri. This Tibeto-Burman language comes under the language family Sino-Tibetan. The language has about 1.76 million native speakers all over the world. People who speak this language are called Meitei and Pangal. The early form of the language is Ancient Meitei (1445 BC – 17th cent. AD) and Classic Meitei (18th – 19th cent. AD). This tonal language has various dialects, and they are Standard Meitei, Pangal, Hao, Sekmai, Andro, Ukhrul, Senapati, Churachanpur, Tamenglong, Chandel, Jiri, Kakching, Khurkhul, Moirang, and Phayeng. The language has various writing systems like Ancient Meitei, Meetei Mayek, Bengali–Assamese script (Bengali alphabet), and Latin. So let’s see how to say months of the year in Meitei.
Meitei is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO. Meiteilon is one of the tonal languages whose accurate classification within the Sino-Tibetan language family remains unclear. In the upcoming article, let’s see how to say months of the year in Meitei.
How to Say English Months in Meitei
| Gregorian Month Period | Romanization | Number of Days | Month Name in Meitei |
| March – April | Sajibu | 30 | ꯁꯖꯤꯕꯨ |
| April – May | Kalen | 30 | ꯀꯥꯂꯦꯟ |
| May – June | Eenga | 30 | ꯏꯉꯥ |
| June – July | Eengen | 30 | ꯏꯉꯦꯟ |
| July – August | Thouwan | 30 | ꯊꯧꯋꯥꯟ |
| August – September | Langban | 30 | ꯂꯥꯡꯕꯟ |
| September – October | Mera | 30 | ꯃꯦꯔꯥ |
| October – November | Heeyangkei | 30 | ꯍꯤꯌꯥꯡꯀꯩ |
| November – December | Poinu | 30 | ꯄꯣꯢꯅꯨ |
| December – January | Wakching | 30 | ꯋꯥꯛꯆꯤꯡ |
| January – February | Fairel | 30 | ꯐꯥꯢꯔꯦꯜ |
| February – March | Lamta | 30 | ꯂꯝꯇꯥ |
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