Countries
India, Manipur
Bhutan
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
India
Regulated By
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Dzongkha Development Commission
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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
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Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Hello
Khurumjari
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
ཞི་བདེ་ལག་པ་
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
ཉིན་གུང་དགའ་བོ
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
ཞི་བདེ་པའི་སྔོན་འགྲུལ
Please
Chanbiduna
བསྐྱར་མ་
Sorry
Saobiganu
Tsip maza
Bye
Chatcharage
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Adap
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bhutan
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
Meithei
dzongkha
German Name
Meithei
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Ngalop people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Signed Dzongkha
ISO 639 1
No data available
dz
Glottocode
mani1292
nucl1307
Linguasphere
omp
No data Available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Dzongkha 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 Meithei and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Dzongkha Speaking population
Meithei and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is 0.07 %. 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 Meithei and Dzongkha on Meithei vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Dzongkha Language Codes
Meithei and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.