Thougallon
| Thougallon | |
|---|---|
| Meitei royal language | |
| ꯊꯧꯒꯜꯂꯣꯟ | |
| (Meitei royalty) | |
Classical Meitei Mayek transliteration of "Thougallon" | |
| Created by | Meitei royal etiquette |
| Ethnicity | Meitei ethnicity |
| Users | Meitei royalties and nobles (Ningthouja dynasty, Khuman dynasty, Luwang dynasty, and others from the Meitei confederacy) Meitei people (while talking to the royalties and nobles) |
| Purpose | Sino-Tibetan |
Early forms | Proto-Sino-Tibetan
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| Meitei script, Bengali script | |
| Official status | |
| Development body | Department of Art and Culture, Government of Manipur |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Thougallon (ꯊꯧꯒꯜꯂꯣꯟ), also known as Thougallol (ꯊꯧꯒꯜꯂꯣꯜ), is the formal court register of the Meitei language, historically used in the royal administration, religious ceremonies, and classical literature of the Meitei civilization in Manipur Kingdom. It is characterized by its structured syntax, ceremonial vocabulary, and use of honorific expressions. Thougallon functioned as a medium for official communication within the court and in the composition of ritual and scholarly texts, often written in the traditional Meitei Mayek script. It is distinct from the vernacular forms of Meitei spoken by the general population and reflects the stratified linguistic practices of pre-modern Meitei society.