History
Language Cell Dept. of Education (Schools),Govt. of Manipur
1. Resolution of Manipur Legislative Assembly: Considering
the need of a State Department of Languages, Manipur
Legislative Assembly had adopted a decision for immediate
establishment of a State Directorate of Manipuri Language
and Major Tribal Dialects Development vide its Resolution
No. 4 dated 25-09-1996.
2. In pursuance of the Resolution of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Government of Manipur has established and strengthened a Language Cell in the Department of Education(S) for taking care of development and promotion of Manipuri language (as a State Official Language and also to commensurate with the newly acquired status of being a Schedule Language); and for all round development of all the Tribal Languages spoken in the State, with the appointment of some 15 employees (Officers, Research personnel and Staff) on Contract basis from 31-01-1998 pending regularization of their services and setting up a full-fledged Language Directorate. Their term of engagement has been extended from time to time by the Govt. with the concurrence of State Finance Dept.
2. In pursuance of the Resolution of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Government of Manipur has established and strengthened a Language Cell in the Department of Education(S) for taking care of development and promotion of Manipuri language (as a State Official Language and also to commensurate with the newly acquired status of being a Schedule Language); and for all round development of all the Tribal Languages spoken in the State, with the appointment of some 15 employees (Officers, Research personnel and Staff) on Contract basis from 31-01-1998 pending regularization of their services and setting up a full-fledged Language Directorate. Their term of engagement has been extended from time to time by the Govt. with the concurrence of State Finance Dept.
The following are the achievement and undertaken
works of the Language Cell.
A. FOR MANIPURI LANGUAGE
Standardization of Manipuri Language in respect of
its Spelling, Terminology, and more importantly, Semantics,
Lexicology and Lexicography for its lexicon in order
to implement the Manipur Official Language Act-1979
and other Government Orders issued therein with following
two major projects:
a) Advanced Learners’ Dictionary of Manipuri Language:
Language Cell compiles an exhaustive and authentic
Advanced Learners’ Dictionary of Contemporary Manipuri
with the help of Modern Linguistics and English
Language. It is also for the Manipuri users and
learners who want to develop further understanding
and knowledge of how Manipuri Affixes, Words, Compounds,
Phrasal verbs, Idiomatic expressions, and Proverbs
are used, what they mean, how they are pronounced,
and how they are spelt. The work is almost completed
and its editing work is being undertaken. The volume
comes in about 500 pages in A4 size.
b) Manipuri Terminology Building Project: Any change in the medium of Official Language and Education essentially necessitates production of Reference books for all office purposes and University-level text-books in adequate number. These books may not only be of a high level with regard to the subject concerned, but these must contain standard and uniformed terminology.
c) Language Cell started preparing Manipuri Terminologies for 17 subjects that are studied at Graduate level with the help of competent subject experts under the sponsorship of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi.
So far 12 subjects of Humanities and Social Sciences have been fairly completed. Apart from these, implementation of state policies adopted with regard to re-introduction and development of Meetei Mayek/Roman Script for Manipuri Language also carried out by the Language Cell. Manipuri Text-books from Class I up to Class X are also produced in Meetei Mayek as well as in Roman Script. The work includes transliteration in both writing systems and all DTP processes.
10-day Meetei Mayek/Roman Script Training Programs for Primary School Teachers have been conducted by the Language Cell in two Phases. Each phase lasts 10(ten) days. The Programs have benefited about 2000 Primary School Teachers consequent upon the adoption of Meetei Mayek/Roman Script for Manipuri Text-books for Classes I-X under the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur.
b) Manipuri Terminology Building Project: Any change in the medium of Official Language and Education essentially necessitates production of Reference books for all office purposes and University-level text-books in adequate number. These books may not only be of a high level with regard to the subject concerned, but these must contain standard and uniformed terminology.
c) Language Cell started preparing Manipuri Terminologies for 17 subjects that are studied at Graduate level with the help of competent subject experts under the sponsorship of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi.
So far 12 subjects of Humanities and Social Sciences have been fairly completed. Apart from these, implementation of state policies adopted with regard to re-introduction and development of Meetei Mayek/Roman Script for Manipuri Language also carried out by the Language Cell. Manipuri Text-books from Class I up to Class X are also produced in Meetei Mayek as well as in Roman Script. The work includes transliteration in both writing systems and all DTP processes.
10-day Meetei Mayek/Roman Script Training Programs for Primary School Teachers have been conducted by the Language Cell in two Phases. Each phase lasts 10(ten) days. The Programs have benefited about 2000 Primary School Teachers consequent upon the adoption of Meetei Mayek/Roman Script for Manipuri Text-books for Classes I-X under the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur.
B. FOR TRIBAL LANGUAGES
The following steps are taken up by the Language Cell
to provide Minimum Levels of Learning to the Children
of Linguistic Minority groups within the framework of
Curriculum Content published by NCERT.
a) Linguistic Data: To identify the sound and phoneme
system of each Minority Language; and collection
of 1000 words of mono-/bi-/tri-syllable suitable
for 1st grade learners as well as simple sentences,
numerals etc.
b) Dictionaries: To publish Dictionaries of 2500 words for each language. c) Curriculum development, curriculum materials, Teacher Training, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation work are to be followed accordingly.
So far Language Cell has completed the following work.
b) Dictionaries: To publish Dictionaries of 2500 words for each language. c) Curriculum development, curriculum materials, Teacher Training, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation work are to be followed accordingly.
So far Language Cell has completed the following work.
1. Phonology of Aimol Language.
2. Phonology of Anal Language.
3. Phonology of Liangmei Language.
4. Phonology of Zou Language.
5. Multilingual Dictionaries of 2782 words for six Minority Tribal Languages ---- Aimol, Anal, Koireng, Liangmei, Paomei, and Zou with Manipuri and English Language.
2. Phonology of Anal Language.
3. Phonology of Liangmei Language.
4. Phonology of Zou Language.
5. Multilingual Dictionaries of 2782 words for six Minority Tribal Languages ---- Aimol, Anal, Koireng, Liangmei, Paomei, and Zou with Manipuri and English Language.
The following were the works entrusted to the Language Cell
A. FOR MANIPURI LANGUAGE
a) Implementation of Manipur Official Language Act-1979.
1. Manipuri Terminology Building.
2. Translation of important Rules, Acts etc.
3. Training
2. Translation of important Rules, Acts etc.
3. Training
b) Development of Manipuri Language.
1. Compilation of ‘An Advanced Learners’ Dictionary of Manipuri Language’ for all round standardization of the Language
2. Compilation of different types of Manipuri Dictionaries.
3. Compilation of Manipuri Encyclopedia.
4. Preparation of Manipuri Language Teaching and Learning materials for different purposes.
5. All the works relating to Meetei Mayek.
2. Compilation of different types of Manipuri Dictionaries.
3. Compilation of Manipuri Encyclopedia.
4. Preparation of Manipuri Language Teaching and Learning materials for different purposes.
5. All the works relating to Meetei Mayek.
B. FOR MAJOR TRIBAL DIALECTS
1. Implementation of Three Language Formula.
2. Preparation of comprehensive grammars and teaching materials.
3. Compilation of vocabularies and basic sentences of Major Tribal Dialects along Manipuri, Hindi and English Languages.
2. Preparation of comprehensive grammars and teaching materials.
3. Compilation of vocabularies and basic sentences of Major Tribal Dialects along Manipuri, Hindi and English Languages.
C. FOR SAFEGUARD OF MINORITY TRIBAL DIALECTS
1. Formulation and implementation of policies for
the safeguard of endangered Minority Tribal Dialects.
2. To impart education in Minority Languages at the Primary stage of School Education under the Article 350 (A) of the Constitution of India.
2. To impart education in Minority Languages at the Primary stage of School Education under the Article 350 (A) of the Constitution of India.