Meetei Mayek: The Script

Interestingly, the letters in Meetei Mayek are named after parts of human body. Meanings of these names are indicated with the letters below. Sounds which the letters denote are indicated within brackets.

Eeyek Eepee
(Original Letters)


kok ( ka )
head
sam ( sa )
hair
lai ( la )
forehead
mit ( ma )
eye
pa ( pa )
eyelash
na ( na )
ear

chil ( cha )
lips
til ( ta )
saliva
khou ( kha )
throat
ngou ( nga )
pharynx
thou ( tha )
chest
wai ( wa )
navel

yang ( ya )
backbone
huk ( ha )
lower spine
un ( u )
skin
ee ( ee )
blood
pham ( pha )
placenta
atiya ( a )
sky

Lom Eeyek
(Additional Letters)


gok ( ga )
jham ( jha )
rai ( ra )

ba ( ba )
jil ( ja )
dil ( da )

ghou ( gha )
dhou ( dha )
bham ( bha )

Lonsum Eeyek
(Letters with short ending)


kok ( k )
lai ( l )
mit ( m )
pa ( p )

na ( n )
til ( t )
ngou ( ng )
ee ( ee )

Cheitap Eeyek
(Vowel Signs)


atap ( aa )
inap ( i )
unap ( u )
sounap ( ou )

yetnap ( e )
otnap ( o )
cheinap ( ei )
nung ( ng )

Cheising Eeyek
(Digits)


0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Khutam Eeyek
(Punctuation Marks)


"joining" underline
question mark
comma
fullstop
References:

  1. Meetei Mayek Tamnaba Mapi Lairik by Ng. Kangjia
  2. Kanglei Eeyekki Wari (History of Kanglei Eeyeks) by Ng. Kangjia