Countries
India, Manipur
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
United Kingdom
Regulated By
-
Foras na Gaeilge
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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2718
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
65
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1513
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Bengali
Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Khurumjari
Dia dhuit
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Chanbiduna
le do thoil
Sorry
Saobiganu
Tá brón orm
Bye
Chatcharage
Slán
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Loi
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Connacht
How Many People Speak
5,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Pangal
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Munster
How Many People Speak
273,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Ulster
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
64
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million1.79 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.50 million0.14 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million1.65 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
Meithei
irlandais moyen
German Name
Meithei
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Irish people
Origin
1700
c. 750
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Celtic
Branch
-
Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
3825
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ga
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
gle
ISO 639 2/B
mni
gle
ISO 639 3
mni
gle
ISO 639 6
mni
gle
Glottocode
mani1292
iris1253
Linguasphere
omp
50-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional