Meitei Roman New Testament (MNIWFW)

Overview

The Meitei Roman New Testament, titled Anouba Warepnaba, is a 2022 translation of the New Testament into Manipuri (Meitei) using the Latin (Roman) script, produced jointly by The Word For The World International and NECTAR. [1] Manipuri (Meitei) is a Sino-Tibetan language and the official language of Manipur state in northeast India, with approximately 1.8 million speakers, and is also spoken in parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar. [2] The language has been written in multiple scripts over its history, including the traditional Meitei Mayek script, the Bengali script, and the Latin alphabet, which is commonly used by Christians in Manipur. [2] This Roman script edition serves the significant Christian community in Manipur who use the Latin alphabet in everyday life and worship, as distinct from the Meitei script (Meetei Mayek) version used in official state contexts. [2] The edition circulates on YouVersion as RSM and is distributed through ebible.org under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Language and People

Manipuri (ISO 639-3: mni) is spoken by approximately 1,775,000 people in Bangladesh. [Glottolog: mani1292]

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