ঐহাক্না নঙবু নিংশিংলি
eihakna nangbu ningshingli
To say "I miss you" in Manipuri, use ঐহাক্না নঙবু নিংশিংলি (eihakna nangbu ningshingli).
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase can be broken down as follows: নঙবু consists of nang (you) and the object marker -bu, which indicates the person being missed and নিংশিংলি means "am missing" or "miss".
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb নিংশিংলি is a form of ningshingba (to miss/to love/to long for) conjugated to express a continuous or habitual state.
How do you pronounce it?
eihakna nangbu ningshingli
Did you know?
- The root verb নিংশিংবা can be used for both 'missing' someone and 'remembering' a fact or a person. In Manipuri, the act of longing for someone is linguistically tied to the act of keeping them in your memory.
- Depending on the social hierarchy, the word নঙবু for 'you' is replaced with more formal terms like নহাকবু when speaking to elders or superiors. Using the common form in ঐহাক্না নঙবু নিংশিংলি with a teacher or grandparent would be considered disrespectful.
- The suffix -না in ঐহাক্না marks the speaker as the agent of the action. This frames 'missing' not as a passive feeling that happens to you, but as an active emotional process you are performing.
Example conversation
Two male friends talking on the phone after a long time.
- Thojaniহালো টমপাল, ঐহাক্না নঙবু নিংশিংলি।Hello Tompal, eihakna nangbu ningsingli.Hello Tompal, I miss you.
- Tompalঐহাকসু নঙবু নিংশিংলি থোজানি।Eihaksu nangbu ningsingli Thojani.I miss you too, Thojani.
- Thojaniইমোৎুমদা পান্নাইনা শেত্নবা লাকউ।Imot-umda pannaina shetnaba lak-ou.Come visit me at home soon.
- Tompalহৌজিক মপুং ফানা লাক্লগে।Houjik mapung phana laklage.I will come soon for sure.
