Manipuri to English:
ꯗ ꯍꯣꯔꯟꯕꯤꯜ ꯐꯦꯁꯇꯤꯕꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯖꯥꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯕꯕꯨ ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯅꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯠꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯃꯤꯍꯧꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯤꯕꯨ ꯁꯧꯒꯠꯅꯕ ꯏꯪ ꯲꯰꯰꯰ꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔꯗ ꯅꯒꯥꯂꯦꯟꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯈꯤ꯫
The Hornbill Festival was launched by the Government of Nagaland in December 2000 to encourage inter-ethnic interaction and to promote the cultural heritage of the state.