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Maithili and Meithei


Meithei and Maithili


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Nepal  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Nepal  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • 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
Bhojpuri Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
47  
27
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
22  
12
15  
5

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
pranam  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
dhanyabad  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Śubharātri  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
shubh sandhya  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Suprabhaat  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
kripaya  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
maf karai  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Alavidā  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
kripaya  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Nepal  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
21
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madhubani  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
North India  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
19
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khortha  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
17
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million  
35
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.41 %  
35
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
27.00 million  
30
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
maithili  
Meithei  

German Name
Maithili  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Maithil  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
14th century  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Maithili  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
40  
37
38  
35

Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
mai  
mni  

ISO 639 3
mai  
mni  

ISO 639 6
mai  
mni  

Glottocode
mait1250  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Maithili 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 Maithili and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maithili and Meithei Speaking population

Maithili and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Meithei on Maithili vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and Meithei Language Codes

Maithili and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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