Manipurin.adj.

1837 J. M'Cosh Topogr. Assam xiv. 133 The Hill Tribes of Assam... V12. the..Nagas, Munniporis.

1837 J. M'Cosh Topogr. Assam xiv. 158 The Munnipooris are smart soldiers and expert horsemen.

1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. II. 329 The villages of Cachar are people[d] by Mahometans, Munniporees, Nagas, and Cookies.

1883 Rep. on Census Assam 1881 vii. 107 The Manipuris for the most part settled in Cachar and Sylhet about the time of the Burmese invasion.

1927 Blackwood's Mag. June 817/1 The Manipuris..became such strict Hindus as even to ‘out-Brahman’ the Brahmans.

1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 1022/2 Meithei, also called Manipuri, dominant population of Manipur.

1837 G. L. Gordon (title) A dictionary in English, Bangáli, and Manipurí.

1883 Rep. on Census Assam 1881 vii. 107 In Cachar..the census returns show 33, 922 persons as speaking Manipuri.

1918 W. Pettigrew Tāngkhul Nāga Gram. & Dict. 4 As in Manipuri, there are two noticeable changes in intonation in TN, a high and low tone to a great number of words which to the ignorant sound the same.

1931 (title) The New Testament in Manipuri.

1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 778/3 Manipuri is the language of about 60 percent of the people.

1942 P. Banerji Dance of India x. 191 Manipuri. It is another type of dance of Assam.

1957 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 178 Manipuri, in Hindu dancing, the style of north-east India. The dances are in the form of dance-drama (supported by dialogues and songs) and many dancers participate. It is mainly lyrical and lighter than the other Indian styles.

1982 Festival of India Programme 8 Manipuri..is based heavily on ritualism and devotion... Manipuri is divided into two main types: Lasya (the feminine with delicacy and grace) and Tandava (the masculine with force and virility).

1868 Principal Heads Hist. & Stats. Dacca Div. (Calcutta) 281 The Manipuri men dress as Hindoos with the addition of a short jacket.

1891 Marquess of Lansdowne Let. 15 Apr. in Ld. Newton Lord Lansdowne (1929) iii. 81 A friend of the Manipuri Commander-in-Chief.

1906 E. A. Gait Hist. Assam viii. 195 The Manipuri Raja was mindful of the services rendered him a few years previously.

1948 D. Diringer Alphabet ii vi. 365 The Oriya, Maithili and Early Manipuri characters seem also to be somewhat connected with the Bengali script.

1969 Femina (Bombay) 26 Dec. 53/1 Kishori also left an imprint as a noted Manipuri dancer in the early dance dramas produced by the Indian National Theatre. Her rhythmic grace is still remembered.

1971 Ceylon Observer 19 Sept. (Mag. ed.) 4/8 (advt.) New silver motive white Manipuri saree.

1982 Festival of India Programme 6 Manipuri Dancers, Singers & Musicians..will present a wide repertoire of items in the Manipuri music and dance tradition... Manipuri dancing and singing is the richest expression of the Vaishnavite Bhakti cult superimposed on the earlier ritualistic practices of the area.