Meitei mythology
Meitei mythology or Manipuri mythology (Meitei: Meitei Mi Lai Tingi Wari) is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. It is associated with traditional Meitei religion (Sanamahism). Meitei myths are a part of Meitei culture (Manipuri culture) and explain various natural phenomena, how the human civilization developed, and the reasons of many things happening. Most of the Meitei legends are found in the Meitei language (Manipuri language) texts.
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| English | Meitei mythology |
| Ancient Meitei | ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯃꯤ ꯂꯥꯢ ꯇꯤꯟꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯂꯤ / ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯤ ꯂꯥꯢ ꯇꯤꯟꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯂꯤ (mei-tei mee lai teen-kee waa-lee) |
| Modern Meitei | ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯃꯤ ꯂꯥꯢ ꯇꯤꯟꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ / ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯤ ꯂꯥꯢ ꯇꯤꯟꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ (mei-tei mee lai teen-gee waa-ree) |
| Assamese | মেইতেই পৌরাণিক কাহিনীসমূহ (mei-tei pou-raa-neek kaa-hee-nee-so-mooh) |
| Bengali | মেইতেই পুরাকথা (mei-tei poo-raa-ko-thaa) |
| Hindi | मैतै पौराणिक कथा (mei-tei pou-raa-neek ka-thaa) |
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| Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) | |
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| Stylistic origins | Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur) |
| Cultural origins | Meitei culture (Manipuri culture) |
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| Epic cycles of incarnations | |
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| Meitei religion (Sanamahism), Meitei folklore (Manipuri folklore), Meitei literature (Manipuri literature), Meitei cinema (Manipuri cinema) | |
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