Countries
India, Manipur
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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Regulated By
-
-
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2748
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1536
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks42 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Khurumjari
Ke aal aee
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
dhanwaad
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
kiyaan oo ji
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
shub ratri
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
shub ratri
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
शुभ अपराह्न
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
su prabat
Please
Chanbiduna
kripya
Sorry
Saobiganu
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
Bye
Chatcharage
changa ji pher
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
gustakhi maaf
Dialect 1
Loi
Jaunsari
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
5,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Kullu
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
273,000.00110,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Hinduri
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
68
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.50 million4.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %0.02 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
1.50 million4.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million2.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
डोगरी
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
French Name
Meithei
dogri
German Name
Meithei
Dogri
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ˈd̪oːɡri]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Dogras
Origin
1700
1971
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
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Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early Forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Dogri
Language Position
3832
1
120
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Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Signed Dogri
Scope
-
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
doi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
doi
ISO 639 2/B
mni
doi
ISO 639 3
mni
doi
ISO 639 6
mni
doi
Glottocode
mani1292
indo1311
Linguasphere
omp
59-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
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-
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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