Maithili and Meithei
Countries
India, Nepal
India, Manipur
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
Not Available
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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
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Scripts
Devanagari
Bengali
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
dhanyabad
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Śubharātri
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
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Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
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Good Morning
Suprabhaat
Nongale haugatl
Please
kripaya
Chanbiduna
Sorry
maf karai
Saobiganu
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
kripaya
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Where They Speak
Nepal
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Madhubani
Pangal
Where They Speak
North India
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khortha
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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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
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Ethnicity
Maithil
Meithei people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Standard Meithei
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mait1250
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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 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 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.