Countries
India, Manipur
India, Pakistan
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India, Pakistan
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
سہا مسا
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Hach ch'i
Please
Chanbiduna
مهربانی کر
Sorry
Saobiganu
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
Chatcharage
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Rambani
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
Meithei
kashmiri
German Name
Meithei
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Kashmiris or koshur
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Kashmiri
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
ISO 639 1
No data available
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Glottocode
mani1292
kash1277
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Kashmiri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Kashmiri Dialects are spoken in different Kashmiri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Kashmiri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari , Poguli. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Kashmiri Speaking population
Meithei and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Kashmiri on Meithei vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Kashmiri Language Codes
Meithei and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.