ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ
eigi mamingdi
My name is in Manipuri is ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ, pronounced eigi mamingdi, followed by your name.
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ is how you start introducing yourself in Manipuri, the main language of Manipur in northeast India. You say it and then give your name.
Meaning: a way to identify oneself (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ (eigi) means my, ꯃꯃꯤꯡ (maming) means name and ꯗꯤ (di) is a topic marker.
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle ꯗꯤ marks name as the topic of the sentence, so the phrase works like as for my name, it is.
How do you pronounce it?
The phrase is romanized as eigi mamingdi, in two words.
Did you know?
- The phrase ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ ('eigi mamingdi') is part of a language family that links Manipur to the Tibeto-Burman groups, making its structure more similar to Burmese or Tibetan than to Hindi.
- Manipuri uses the Meitei Mayek script, which was historically suppressed in favor of Bengali script before being revived in recent decades for official use.
- In traditional Manipuri culture, names often reflect the order of birth or specific family lineages, meaning your ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ('maming') might communicate your position in the family to the listener.
Examples in context
- ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯊꯣꯡꯒꯣꯝꯅꯤ꯫Eigi mamingdi Thonggamni.
- ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯀꯨꯝꯅꯥꯏ꯫Eigi mamindī Kumnai.My name is Kumnai.
Example conversation
Two people meeting for the first time at a cafe.
- ꯅꯪꯒꯤꯂꯥꯅꯤ Nangilanbiꯅꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯀꯔꯤ꯫Nanggi maming kari?What is your name?
- ꯖꯣꯏꯕꯥ Joibaꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯖꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫Eigi mamingdi Joiba.My name is Joiba.
- ꯅꯪꯒꯤꯂꯥꯅꯤ Nangilanbiꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯅꯪꯪꯒꯤꯂꯥꯅꯤ꯫Eigi mamingdi Nangikilani.My name is Nangikilani.
- ꯖꯣꯏꯕꯥ Joibaꯅꯪꯕꯨ ꯉꯪꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯩꯩ꯫Nangbu ngangnaba nung-ei.Nice to meet you.
