The Meitei folktales (
Meitei: Meitei Phunga Wari), also sometimes referred to as the Manipuri folktales, are the large collections of
folk stories developed from the
Meitei culture since
Ancient Kangleipak (early
Manipur). Folktales are called "funga wari" ("phunga wari"), literally meaning "stories of kitchen furnace or stove" in
Meitei language (officially called
Manipuri language).[1][2] In early times, in the Meitei households, children must have gathered around the kitchen fire, listening to the stories narrated by the elders.[1] Generally, Meitei folktales were developed from the creativity of the old folks, especially the grandparents, who narrated the children the diverse sagas of varying genres.[1][3][4]
List of Tales
The Rain of
Kabok (
Meitei: ꯀꯕꯣꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯣꯡ, romanized: Kabok ki Nong)[5]
The Female Mosquito's Plight (
Meitei: ꯀꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯣꯝꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯊꯥ, romanized: Kang Amomgi Tentha)[6]
The Clever Frog Defeats the Tiger and the Elephant (
Meitei: ꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁꯃꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯉꯣꯢꯅ ꯃꯥꯢꯊꯤꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ, romanized: Kei amadi Shamu bu Hangoi na Maithiba Piba)[7]
Water that Turns Everyone into Tigers (
Meitei: ꯀꯩ ꯑꯣꯟꯕ ꯀꯣꯝꯒꯤ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ, romanized: Kei Onba Kom Gi Eshing)[8]
^Sharma, H. Surmangol (2006).
"Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary". dsal.uchicago.edu (in Manipuri and English).
University of Chicago. p. 125. Retrieved 2023-03-11. 1) ꯐꯨꯡꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ phunggā wāri (p. 125) phunggā wāri ꯐꯨꯡꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ /pʰuŋ.ga wa.ri/ n. folk tale. Morph: phunggā wā‑ri [a fire place in the kitchen ...; word‑a length of sth].
^Rajkumari, Yaisna (12 April 2021). "Manipuri Folktales". Indian Literature. 59 (1 (285)): 53–59.
JSTOR44479262.
The Meitei folktales (
Meitei: Meitei Phunga Wari), also sometimes referred to as the Manipuri folktales, are the large collections of
folk stories developed from the
Meitei culture since
Ancient Kangleipak (early
Manipur). Folktales are called "funga wari" ("phunga wari"), literally meaning "stories of kitchen furnace or stove" in
Meitei language (officially called
Manipuri language).[1][2] In early times, in the Meitei households, children must have gathered around the kitchen fire, listening to the stories narrated by the elders.[1] Generally, Meitei folktales were developed from the creativity of the old folks, especially the grandparents, who narrated the children the diverse sagas of varying genres.[1][3][4]
List of Tales
The Rain of
Kabok (
Meitei: ꯀꯕꯣꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯣꯡ, romanized: Kabok ki Nong)[5]
The Female Mosquito's Plight (
Meitei: ꯀꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯣꯝꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯊꯥ, romanized: Kang Amomgi Tentha)[6]
The Clever Frog Defeats the Tiger and the Elephant (
Meitei: ꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁꯃꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯉꯣꯢꯅ ꯃꯥꯢꯊꯤꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ, romanized: Kei amadi Shamu bu Hangoi na Maithiba Piba)[7]
Water that Turns Everyone into Tigers (
Meitei: ꯀꯩ ꯑꯣꯟꯕ ꯀꯣꯝꯒꯤ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ, romanized: Kei Onba Kom Gi Eshing)[8]
^Sharma, H. Surmangol (2006).
"Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary". dsal.uchicago.edu (in Manipuri and English).
University of Chicago. p. 125. Retrieved 2023-03-11. 1) ꯐꯨꯡꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ phunggā wāri (p. 125) phunggā wāri ꯐꯨꯡꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ /pʰuŋ.ga wa.ri/ n. folk tale. Morph: phunggā wā‑ri [a fire place in the kitchen ...; word‑a length of sth].
^Rajkumari, Yaisna (12 April 2021). "Manipuri Folktales". Indian Literature. 59 (1 (285)): 53–59.
JSTOR44479262.