ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ
numit chuppagi thouram
The English phrase goodnight is said in Manipuri as ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ (numit chuppagi thouram).
This phrase is used to wish someone a good night's sleep before they go to bed.
How do you pronounce it?
numit chuppagi thouram
Did you know?
- The way Manipuri expresses 'night' is physically linked to the action of the eye closing.
- The Manipuri language uses two different scripts for the same phrase: the ancient Meitei Mayek and the Bengali-based script. You will often see the phrase written in both styles depending on the region.
- Manipuri belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family, meaning the root of the word ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ shares ancient ancestors with languages spoken in Tibet and Myanmar rather than the neighboring Indian languages.
Example conversation
Two family members are finishing their day before going to bed.
- ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ Thojaniꯑꯩ ꯆꯨꯞꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯒꯩ, ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ!ei chupnaba launbage, numit chupagi thauram!I'm going to sleep, goodnight!
- ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯥ Khoibaꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ, ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ!numit chupagi thauram, Thojani!Goodnight, Thojani!
- ꯊꯣꯏꯖꯥꯅꯤ Thojaniꯅꯩꯞꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯨꯞꯚꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯅꯩꯅꯤꯞꯥꯞꯥ ꯊꯧꯔꯝꯅꯣ.neipana chupbi haiba neinilapa thauramno.Sleep well and have sweet dreams.
- ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯥ Khoibaꯑꯣꯏ, ꯅꯩꯞꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯨꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯅꯕꯒꯩ.oi, neipana chupna launbage.Okay, I will sleep well too.
