ꯑꯩ ꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ
Ei nangbu nungshi
I love you in Manipuri is ꯑꯩ ꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ, pronounced Ei nangbu nungshi.
ꯑꯩ ꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ is the direct way to tell someone you love them in Manipuri, the main language of Manipur in northeast India.
Meaning: affirmation of romantic feeling (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means I you-to love. Ei is I, nangbu is you with an object marker attached and nungshi is the verb love.
How does it change in a sentence?
The suffix bu is attached to the pronoun nang, you, to mark it as the object of the verb. The verb nungshi comes at the end of the sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
The phrase is romanized as Ei nangbu nungshi, in three words.
Did you know?
- The word ꯑꯩ for 'I' shares a deep historical connection with the Chinese word for 'I', written as 我.
- While ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ means 'love', it is closely related to words describing the sweetness of a taste or a pleasant smell in some regional contexts.
- Manipuri is a tonal language, meaning that changing the pitch of the words in ꯑꯩ ꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ can theoretically change the meaning of the words entirely.
Examples in context
- ꯑꯩ ꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ꯫Ei nangbu nungsishi.I love you.
Example conversation
A couple is walking together in a park.
- ꯂꯣꯏꯕꯥ Loibaꯂꯦꯏꯄꯥꯛꯅꯦꯚꯤ, ꯑꯩ ꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤLeipaknevi, ei nangbu nungshiLeipaknevi, I love you.
- ꯂꯦꯏꯄꯥꯛꯅꯦꯚꯤ Leipaknembiꯑꯩꯁꯨ ꯂꯣꯏꯕꯥꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤeisu Loibabu nungshiI love you too, Loiba.
- ꯂꯣꯏꯕꯥ Loibaꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤeina nangbu yamna nungshiI love you very much.
- ꯂꯦꯏꯄꯥꯛꯅꯦꯚꯤ Leipaknembiꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯄꯥꯝꯃꯤeina nangbu pammiI want you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ꯑꯩ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
