sentences:  Unlike Meitei, which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family, Bishnupriya Manipuri is an Indo-Aryan language, like the majority of North Indian languages.Bishnupriya Manipuri belogs to the Eastern group of the family and is written in the Bengali script, and although it is close to Bengali, Assamese, and other related dialects, it is a distinct and separate language from all of them.Just as the Bishnupriya Manipuri people share most of their culture with the Meiteis, their language is heavily influenced by Meitei.