How Many People Speak?
1.50 million0.64 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %0.07 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
1.50 million0.17 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
1.50 million0.47 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
Meithei
dzongkha
German Name
Meithei
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Ngalop people