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Bishnupriya (Manipuri) Speakers in Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey
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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2008

Location and Context

Countries

India; Bangladesh; Myanmar

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Location description

"Currently, Bishnupriya is spoken in Manipur, Tripura, and Assam states in India, in some parts of Myanmar, and in Sylhet division in Bangladesh. There are only a small number of Bishnupriya remaining in Manipur state (in the Jiribam subdistrict) since most Bishnupriya fled Manipur to neighboring lands and countries in the eighteenth century. For those who remained, it was difficult to keep and promote their mother tongue due to the dominant influence of the Meitei people, culture, and language." (p. 11)

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very positive

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Bangla scripts; Devanagri

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"Currently, Bishnupriya is spoken in Manipur, Tripura, and Assam states in India, in some parts of Myanmar, and in Sylhet division in Bangladesh. There are only a small number of Bishnupriya remaining in Manipur state (in the Jiribam subdistrict) since most Bishnupriya fled Manipur to neighboring lands and countries in the eighteenth century. For those who remained, it was difficult to keep and promote their mother tongue due to the dominant influence of the Meitei people, culture, and language." (p. 11)

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Other languages used

Bangla

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official domains; school; religion

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In Bangladesh, the Bishnupriya use Bishnupriya within their villages on a daily basis whereas Bangla is used for education and for religion (Bangla and Bishnupriya are both used in the domain of religion). In Assam state (India), Bishnupriya is being taught in government primary schools.

Vulnerable

Native Speakers Worldwide

72,899

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Year of info

2010

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Coordinates

24.297,92.4499

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At risk

Native Speakers Worldwide

115,000

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There are 75,000 speakers in India (1997).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

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India; Bangladesh

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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

114

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Year of info

2007

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At risk

Native Speakers Worldwide

115,000

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