MANIPURI PHONETIC RSADBR CENTRAL iNSTlTU'lll 01' lNDIAN LANOUAGES PHO.NiliTJC lltEAlltlk S~RIBS-12 Editor .Jt .G. MlSRA Fim PubUahed : Aa~r/11 1975 HJ97 ,!),.~, C Cellt1'al ltUlituu of !miian lAngwtgtJ, 1975 Prioe : R,a. 8 Publt•hld at tb C.mrsl !nltttute of had"-tl.LoilfJU•q-., Manau.q,la' oqotrt1 .Myeo,.-el70 000 by D.P. Pltiane:yai, tHre.ctor and prlnta4 Mit•, R. Ve•ant•, M.A., ManagiOQ Olt1iotor at Sam•~ rita SahUra Sad a,..., Mreor. .5 70 ot4. ltatna.t•k• $tet•, I.Dt~t•. FOREWORD The CentraJ Iru:t.ltute of IndiAn Languages was act up on the 17th July, 1969 with a vit."'W to nzi.sling and co-ordinating the development of Indian lan~llll;C3. ~ Institute was charged witb 1M responsibility of scrving u a nuclcU5 lo bTin~ teg)::ther aU the re~Carcb nnd litt:n~ry out·J)\•t frum the 9'ariOUJ linguisti<; me streams lo a common head and nArrowing gap between basic ruearch and devt:Jopmental research in the field! of and l;\ngu~ linpstiea in J nd ia. The Innh~te :tnd hs four n:gion~l C£"11~5 nre thut ef18agul in fcsetln:'b and leaching wJucb lead to the publication Ol II wide..rnnglng variety of materials. P:rcpamt:ion o( mnleriaD designed Cor teaching{lean1ing at diiTerent IeveJs and suited to spcci6c DCC(h is one of tbc major aTCll' of intcn:~t of the lnstitutc. Basi<: l"e55:.:l1ch relatina to tht acqui$itlon of l:mguage and study of language in iu rnnnifold prycho·soci:~-1 relations OCbolars who a_re imere~d in phonetic !ltudieti end pt<~ctlca1 lear.oers af Languages who wi1h to malce a beghmlng .in their language study. If these materials help ro}\.;ng the problems m the State and bclp in underatal\d111g the people speaking l1le lal'lg\Ja,ge, then our diortJ wi]J have been amply re>vnrded. PREFACE Ce:nsw of IndIa 196 I enun'll!rntes 16.52 mothe rtongua Th~ in the country Be.sid~ tile languages listed in the Eighth Schedule o! the I11diau C.onsti.tution there arn ~ languages with atbs!Aotl.'tl number of speaken. Some N<:h lanKU<'~CS have A long- Uct:rary tradition, and crentive works have ~ produced in tl10m for &ramme has undcrtftke:n l\ ttUdy viii an of Manipuri lnnguage in its iUpecu.. It it visualiled to publish ll sync.hl'oni6 ~rrommar, n trilillffUnl. d~tionary and irutruc:donal m.rt.teriAh ror Mnnipuri besides the present Phonetic Reader. Tbc prcs:nt Af4nifnm· Pkt~rrtlie Rt•tltr desctibca tbe M...,.niput! sounds for two types of ~~~ : I. TI1.e lnnguoge w wher nnd the educatrd adult Lea meT. 2. The linguist. Taking mto conslderatiort the duAl purpose of d~C Phonetic Rc:u:ler an e.fio' n has boeu made 10 pracm the iOUnd sys1on of Mllnipmi with n..s Uetla tertnina)Qgi«tt compluity AS poM

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