Moirang dialect
| Moirang | |
|---|---|
| Moilang | |
| ꯃꯣꯏꯔꯥꯡ | |
Vast majority of the traces of Moirang linguistically originated words are found in the ancient Meitei language manuscript texts (PuYas), written about the Moirang Kangleirol traditions | |
| Created by | Moirangs |
| Ethnicity | Moirangs |
| Extinct | merged into Meitei language |
| Purpose | |
| Meetei Mayek | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Moirang kingdom |
| Development body | Moirang clan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
In linguistics, Moirang (ꯃꯣꯏꯔꯥꯡ), also known as Moilang (ꯃꯣꯏꯂꯥꯡ), denotes a historical dialectal variety of the Meitei language (also known as Manipuri) associated with the Moirang clan and its former Moirang kingdom. The Moirang polity was one of the seven principal Yek Salai clans within the traditional Meitei confederacy. Historically prominent in ancient Moirang, this dialect exerted a notable influence on the development of Meitei by contributing a distinct lexical stratum. Vocabulary of Moirang origin is frequently attested in classical Meitei manuscripts and early literary sources. Owing to these characteristics, the Moirang dialect has attracted sustained scholarly attention, particularly in Tibeto-Burman linguistics, where it is examined for evidence relevant to the historical evolution, internal variation, and clan-based stratification of the Meitei language.