Meitei script movement

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/meitei-script-movement

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the script name?Meitei Mayek
2. What is the language?Meitei (Tibeto-Burman family)
3. What is the Meitei script?The Meitei script, also called Meitei Mayek, is an ancient writing system that was used to write the Meitei language in Manipur.
4. Why did the Meitei script almost disappear?Starting in the 18th century, people began using the Bengali script instead, so Meitei Mayek was used less in schools, government, and everyday life.

Brahmic Script: A family of scripts originating in ancient India, including Devanagari and Bengali.
Lingua Franca: A language used to communicate between people who speak different native languages.
Cultural Homogenization: The process by which local cultures are replaced by a single, dominant global culture.
Linguistic Rights: The rights of individuals and communities to use, develop, and preserve their own languages.