Countries
India, Manipur
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
-
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Telugu
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2749
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
614
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1535
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Khurumjari
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Chanbiduna
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Saobiganu
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Chatcharage
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Loi
Badaga
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
5,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Urali
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
kerala
How Many People Speak
273,000.006,440.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00220,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
620
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.50 million49.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
1.50 million38.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
Meithei
kannada
German Name
Meithei
Kannada
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Kannadiga
Origin
1700
c. 450
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Modern Kannada
Language Position
3831
1
120
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Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
kan
ISO 639 2/B
mni
kan
ISO 639 3
mni
kan
ISO 639 6
mni
kan
Glottocode
mani1292
nucl1305
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-