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Meithei and Luri


Luri and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Iran  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Iran  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Antartica  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
-  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Persian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Luri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
40  
29

Scripts
Bengali  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
25 weeks  
7

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
hello  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Thank you  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
how are you  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Good night  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Good evening  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Good afternoon  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Good morning  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Please  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
sorry  

Bye
Chatcharage  
bye  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
i love you  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
excuse me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Feyli lurish  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Bakhtiari  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Laki  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
0.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
0.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
89.00 million  
10

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
nanme  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Lori, Luri, Luristani  

French Name
Meithei  
louri  

German Name
Meithei  
-  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Lurs  

History

Origin
1700  
19 BC  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
gd  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
gd  

Language Position
38  
35
23  
21

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
12  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
lrc  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
lrc  

ISO 639 3
mni  
12  

ISO 639 6
mni  
lrc  

Glottocode
mani1292  
12  

Linguasphere
omp  
12  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Meithei and Luri 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 Luri dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Luri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Luri Dialects are spoken in different Luri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Luri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Luri dialects include: Feyli lurish , Bakhtiari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Meithei and Luri Speaking population

Meithei and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Meithei vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Luri Language Codes

Meithei and Luri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Luri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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