Countries
India, Manipur
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Malay and Javanese Languages
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Sugeng énjing
Sorry
Saobiganu
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Indonesia
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Indonesia
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Madurese
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
Meithei
madourais
German Name
Meithei
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Madurese
Origin
1700
8th Century AD
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Madurese
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
Glottocode
mani1292
madu1247
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Madurese Speaking population
Meithei and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Meithei vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Madurese Language Codes
Meithei and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.