Countries
India, Manipur
Cambodia
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
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
Australia, France, United States of America
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.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Lao Language
Derived From
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Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
រាត្រីលា
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
លើកលែងរសៀល
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
Bye
Chatcharage
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
សូមទាញយក
Dialect 1
Loi
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Dialect 2
Pangal
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Vietnam
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Cambodia, Thailand
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Cambodian, Khmer
French Name
Meithei
khmer central
German Name
Meithei
Kambodschanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Modern Khmer
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Khmer Sign Language
ISO 639 1
No data available
km
Glottocode
mani1292
khme1253
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Meithei and Khmer 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 Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Khmer Speaking population
Meithei and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 %. 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 Khmer on Meithei vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Khmer Language Codes
Meithei and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.