Meitei input methods

Meitei Mayek Keyboard
Other names	Meitei Keyboard ; Meetei Keyboard ; Meetei Mayek Keyboard ; Manipuri Keyboard
Developer(s)	Apple Inc., Google, Microsoft
Written in	Meitei script (Manipuri script)
Operating system	Android, iOS, iOS 13, iPadOS, Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Available in	Meitei language (Manipuri language)

This article contains the Meitei alphabet. Without proper rendering support, you may see errors in display.

Meitei input methods are the methods that allow users of computers (desktops, laptops and keyboards) to input texts in the Meitei script (Manipuri script), systematically for Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language).^[1]

Unicode

The Unicode charts of Meetei Mayek script are found in the following PDFs:

The total number of characters in the Meitei Mayek script are:

56 standard characters
23 extension characters
56 standard characters:
- 27 mapi characters
- 8 lonsum characters
- 8 cheinap characters
- 3 khudam characters
- 10 cheising characters (10 digits)^[2]

Gboard

The Meitei Mayek Gboard has most of the Unicode characters for the script but it still has some issues. Some characters including (apun), (onap), (eenap/inap) and (lum) are missing. Standard and historical characters are mixed up.^[2]

Apple iOS 13

The Apple iOS 13 keyboard system supports the Manipuri language in both Meetei Mayek (Meetei script) as well as Bengali script. Apple users can go to Settings> General>Keyboards>Keyboards> and then tap on Add New Keyboard.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Google Translate

Google Translate supports the phonetic keyboard to type the characters of the Meitei script.

Linux

The Linux software system can render the Meitei Mayek keyboard. To install it, the font file (EPAOMAYEK.ttf) should be copied to fonts:/// in the File Manager of the user.^[6]

Macintosh operating systems

Mac OS can render the Meitei Mayek keyboard, in various forms. It can be installed under Mac OS X as follows : font file (EPAOMAYEK.ttf) >> /Library/Fonts (for all users), or >> /Users/Your_username/Library/Fonts (for your personal use only). If the Font Book is present in the user's OS, then: double-click on a font file >> a preview pops with an "Install font" button. It can also be installed under Mac OS 9 or less as follows: the fonts suitcases should be dragged into the System folder and should be added to the Fonts folder^[6]

Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard

In the year 2015, the Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard supported Meitei (Manipuri), during its addition of 9 new Indian languages to the software system.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Windows

The Manipuri Keyboard or Meitei Mayek Keyboard on the Windows was developed by Nongthonbam Tonthoi. Its version is 1.6.0. It can be installed on the Windows by using Android App Players like BlueStacks, Nox, KOPlayer, etc.^[12]^[6]

It can be installed under the Windows Vista as follows : Select the font file (EPAOMAYEK.ttf) >> Right-click >> Install. It can also be installed under any version of Windows as follows : Place the font file (EPAOMAYEK.ttf) into the Fonts folder, usually C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\WINNT\Fonts (or by the Start Menu >> Control Panel >> Appearance and Themes >> Fonts).^[6]

References

^ Longjam Nirman Singh; M.S.Ningomba (December 2013). Iyek: A Mitai Mayek Documentation and Transliteration System. Beyond Borders. IIT Indore. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.5013.5760.
^ ^a ^b Heigrujam, Santosh (30 November 2018), Virtual keyboard layout design for Meetei Mayek script for Manipuri language, retrieved 15 August 2022
^ "Apple iOS 13 update: Siri's Indian English and other India-centric features". The Indian Express. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022. The new update brings 15 new Indian language keyboards. The list includes Assamese, Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri (Devanagari, Arabic), Konkani (Devanagari), Manipuri (Bangla, Meetei Mayek), Maithili, Nepali, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), and Sindhi (Devanagari, Arabic).
^ "Apple fans in India, company just gave you 8 more reason to buy an iPhone". Gadgets Now. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Apple new iOS 13 now supports all 22 Indian languages, with the addition of 15 new Indian language keyboards: Assamese, Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri (Devanagari, Arabic), Konkani (Devanagari), Manipuri (Bangla, Meetei Mayek), Maithili, Nepali, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), and Sindhi (Devanagari, Arabic).
^ "iPhone 11 series launched in State". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022. This time, Apple's new operating system iOS 13, has introduced 15 new Indian language keyboards and support all the 22 official language of the country, including Meitei Mayek, Bangla.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Install Meitei Mayek Font". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "SwiftKey adds support for 9 new Indian languages". The Indian Express. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022. The new update now supports nine new Indian languages. These are Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani (in both Devanagari and Kannada scripts), Maithili, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santali and Sindhi.
^ Vigneshwar (2015). "SwiftKey Keyboard Adds More Indian Languages". www.gizbot.com. SwiftKey Keyboard for Android introduced adaptive layouts for an additional nine Indian languages as a free app update (5.3.2). These includes [sic] Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Assamese, Oriya, Konkani and Manipuri.
^ "SwiftKey Keyboard for Android introduces more Indian languages". Tech2. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Our new additions are Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani (in both Devanagari and Kannada scripts), Maithili, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santali and Sindhi.
^ "Swiftkey Keyboard app for Android gets updated". India Today. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Out of these 13 are already on the app, and the additional ones are Kashmiri, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Sanskrit, Manipuri, Santali, Sindhi and Konkani.
^ "SwiftKey Keyboard for Android now supports more Indian languages". BGR India. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Our new additions are Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani (in both Devanagari and Kannada scripts), Maithili, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santali and Sindhi.
^ "Manipuri Keyboard on Windows PC Download Free - 1.6.0 - com.nongthonbamtonthoi.meiteimayekkeyboard". appsonwindows.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

External links

"Install Meitei Mayek Font". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
"Meetei Mayek Keyboard Download 201904". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
"Meitei (Legacy) Keyboard Help". help.keyman.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
"Free Manipuri-Bangla Software & Tools for Working in Manipuri language On Computer". ildc.in. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
"Type in 23 Indian languages". Pramukh IME. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
"Kolkata institute developing Manipuri, Nepalese software". www.gizbot.com. 2016.

[1] Longjam Nirman Singh; M.S.Ningomba (December 2013). Iyek: A Mitai Mayek Documentation and Transliteration System. Beyond Borders. IIT Indore. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.5013.5760.

[Heigrujam2018-2] Heigrujam, Santosh (30 November 2018), Virtual keyboard layout design for Meetei Mayek script for Manipuri language, retrieved 15 August 2022

[3] "Apple iOS 13 update: Siri's Indian English and other India-centric features". The Indian Express. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022. The new update brings 15 new Indian language keyboards. The list includes Assamese, Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri (Devanagari, Arabic), Konkani (Devanagari), Manipuri (Bangla, Meetei Mayek), Maithili, Nepali, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), and Sindhi (Devanagari, Arabic).

[4] "Apple fans in India, company just gave you 8 more reason to buy an iPhone". Gadgets Now. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Apple new iOS 13 now supports all 22 Indian languages, with the addition of 15 new Indian language keyboards: Assamese, Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri (Devanagari, Arabic), Konkani (Devanagari), Manipuri (Bangla, Meetei Mayek), Maithili, Nepali, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), and Sindhi (Devanagari, Arabic).

[5] "iPhone 11 series launched in State". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022. This time, Apple's new operating system iOS 13, has introduced 15 new Indian language keyboards and support all the 22 official language of the country, including Meitei Mayek, Bangla.

[epao-6] "Install Meitei Mayek Font". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[7] "SwiftKey adds support for 9 new Indian languages". The Indian Express. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022. The new update now supports nine new Indian languages. These are Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani (in both Devanagari and Kannada scripts), Maithili, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santali and Sindhi.

[8] Vigneshwar (2015). "SwiftKey Keyboard Adds More Indian Languages". www.gizbot.com. SwiftKey Keyboard for Android introduced adaptive layouts for an additional nine Indian languages as a free app update (5.3.2). These includes [sic] Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Assamese, Oriya, Konkani and Manipuri.

[9] "SwiftKey Keyboard for Android introduces more Indian languages". Tech2. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Our new additions are Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani (in both Devanagari and Kannada scripts), Maithili, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santali and Sindhi.

[10] "Swiftkey Keyboard app for Android gets updated". India Today. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Out of these 13 are already on the app, and the additional ones are Kashmiri, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Sanskrit, Manipuri, Santali, Sindhi and Konkani.

[11] "SwiftKey Keyboard for Android now supports more Indian languages". BGR India. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Our new additions are Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani (in both Devanagari and Kannada scripts), Maithili, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santali and Sindhi.

[12] "Manipuri Keyboard on Windows PC Download Free - 1.6.0 - com.nongthonbamtonthoi.meiteimayekkeyboard". appsonwindows.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

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