Countries
India, Manipur
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
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Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
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Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Danke
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
gute Nacht
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
guten Tag
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
guten Morgen
Sorry
Saobiganu
Verzeihung
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Loi
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Pangal
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Germany
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Texas German
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Texas
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
Meithei
allemand
German Name
Meithei
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Germans
Origin
1700
6th Century AD
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Signed German
ISO 639 1
No data available
de
Glottocode
mani1292
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
omp
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Meithei and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and German Speaking population
Meithei and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and German languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Meithei vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and German Language Codes
Meithei and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.