Khasi and Meithei
Countries
Meghalaya
India, Manipur
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
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Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
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Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Interesting Facts
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
- 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
Garo and Jaintia Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Latin
Bengali
Thank You
Khublei
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Kumno phi long?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
thia sukh
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
babha janmiet
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
babha noph-phai-sngi
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
khublei
Nongale haugatl
Please
Sngewbha
Chanbiduna
I Love You
ieit ieit
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
map a nga
দুঃখিত
Where They Speak
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Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Nonglung
Pangal
Where They Speak
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Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Cherrapunji
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
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Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Native Name
Ka Ktien
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
khasi
Meithei
German Name
Khasi-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈkʰɑsi]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Khasi people
Meithei people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
No Early Forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Khasi
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Khasi Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
Glottocode
khas1269
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Khasi 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 Khasi and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Khasi and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khasi are spoken in different Khasi Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khasi vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khasi dialects include: Bhoi, Nonglung. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khasi and Meithei Speaking population
Khasi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khasi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Khasi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khasi language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. 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 Khasi and Meithei on Khasi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khasi and Meithei Language Codes
Khasi and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khasi and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.