Countries
India, Manipur
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Farsi Language
Alphabets in
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Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Sipas
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
Şev xweş
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Bayanit bash
Please
Chanbiduna
Bê zehmet
Bye
Chatcharage
Be xêr çî
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Loi
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Pangal
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Kurdî, کوردی
French Name
Meithei
kurde
German Name
Meithei
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Kurds
Origin
1700
16th century CE
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Kurdish Sign Language
ISO 639 1
No data available
ku
Glottocode
mani1292
kurd1259
Linguasphere
omp
58-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Kurdish Speaking population
Meithei and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Meithei vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Kurdish Language Codes
Meithei and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.