Re: Manipuri/Meitei customary writing system
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 2:05 PM Richard Wordingham via Unicode < unicode@unicode.org> wrote: > > >> Is the use of the Meitei script aspirational or customary? > > >> Which script is being used for major newspapers, popular books, > > >> and video captions? > > > > > > This may give you some more information: > > > https://www.atypi.org/conferences/tokyo-2019/programme/activity?a=906 > > > > > Sorry, this should have been two separate URIs (about the same talk). > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XxVZkfUkk > > > > > > It's a recent talk at ATypI in Tokyo (sponsored by Google, among > > > others). > > So newspaper sales tell us that the Bengali script is still the *usual* > script for the language. Yes. FYI in the video, the relevant part is at 14:04-14:34. My transcription: "Due to the lack of readership of Meetei Mayek, local newspapers continue to use Bengali script. On 21st September 2008, Hueiyen Lanpao, a newspaper company, published the first Meetei Mayek newspaper set entirely using Meetei Mayek script. Although there have been small columns for Meetei Mayek in other newspapers, Hueiyen Lanpao is still the only local newspaper in all of Manipur to be printed using Meetei Mayek script till date." Earlier the presenter says that Bengali is starting to disappear from public signage. Is that a different question to what the 'customary' script is? > To me, things like newspapers are among the most indicative of customary use. >From what I understand, someone who wants to support this language should prepare to support both Beng and Mtei, with emphasis on Beng now and Mtei later. markus
Re: Manipuri/Meitei customary writing system
On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 07:12:59 + Martin J. Dürst via Unicode wrote: > On 2019/10/04 15:35, Martin J. Dürst via Unicode wrote: > > Hello Markus, > > > > On 2019/10/04 01:53, Markus Scherer via Unicode wrote: > >> Dear Unicoders, > >> > >> Is Manipuri/Meitei customarily written in Bangla/Bengali script or > >> in Meitei script? > >> > >> I am looking at > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitei_language#Writing_systems > >> which seems to describe writing practice in transition, and I > >> can't quite tell where it stands. > >> > >> Is the use of the Meitei script aspirational or customary? > >> Which script is being used for major newspapers, popular books, > >> and video captions? > > > > This may give you some more information: > > https://www.atypi.org/conferences/tokyo-2019/programme/activity?a=906 > > Sorry, this should have been two separate URIs (about the same talk). > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XxVZkfUkk > > > > It's a recent talk at ATypI in Tokyo (sponsored by Google, among > > others). So newspaper sales tell us that the Bengali script is still the *usual* script for the language. Is that a different question to what the 'customary' script is? Richard.
Re: Manipuri/Meitei customary writing system
On 2019/10/04 15:35, Martin J. Dürst via Unicode wrote: > Hello Markus, > > On 2019/10/04 01:53, Markus Scherer via Unicode wrote: >> Dear Unicoders, >> >> Is Manipuri/Meitei customarily written in Bangla/Bengali script or >> in Meitei script? >> >> I am looking at >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitei_language#Writing_systems which seems >> to describe writing practice in transition, and I can't quite tell where it >> stands. >> >> Is the use of the Meitei script aspirational or customary? >> Which script is being used for major newspapers, popular books, and video >> captions? > > This may give you some more information: > https://www.atypi.org/conferences/tokyo-2019/programme/activity?a=906 Sorry, this should have been two separate URIs (about the same talk). > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XxVZkfUkk > > It's a recent talk at ATypI in Tokyo (sponsored by Google, among others). > > Regards, Martin. >
Re: Manipuri/Meitei customary writing system
Hello Markus, On 2019/10/04 01:53, Markus Scherer via Unicode wrote: > Dear Unicoders, > > Is Manipuri/Meitei customarily written in Bangla/Bengali script or > in Meitei script? > > I am looking at > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitei_language#Writing_systems which seems > to describe writing practice in transition, and I can't quite tell where it > stands. > > Is the use of the Meitei script aspirational or customary? > Which script is being used for major newspapers, popular books, and video > captions? This may give you some more information: https://www.atypi.org/conferences/tokyo-2019/programme/activity?a=906https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XxVZkfUkk It's a recent talk at ATypI in Tokyo (sponsored by Google, among others). Regards, Martin.
Manipuri/Meitei customary writing system
Dear Unicoders, Is Manipuri/Meitei customarily written in Bangla/Bengali script or in Meitei script? I am looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitei_language#Writing_systems which seems to describe writing practice in transition, and I can't quite tell where it stands. Is the use of the Meitei script aspirational or customary? Which script is being used for major newspapers, popular books, and video captions? Thanks, markus
