Countries
Japan
India, Manipur
National Language
Japan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Korean Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
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Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
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Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Nongale haugatl
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Saobiganu
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Chatcharage
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
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Where They Speak
Kagawa
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
kansai
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
日本語
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Not Available
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
japonais
Meithei
German Name
Japanisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Meithei people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Standard Meithei
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ja
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1643
mani1292
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese and Meithei Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Japanese and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Meithei Speaking population
Japanese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Japanese and Meithei on Japanese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Meithei Language Codes
Japanese and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.