Meithei and Maithili
Countries
India, Manipur
India, Nepal
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Bhojpuri Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Devanagari
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
dhanyabad
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
Śubharātri
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Suprabhaat
Please
Chanbiduna
kripaya
Sorry
Saobiganu
maf karai
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Nepal
Dialect 2
Pangal
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
North India
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Khortha
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Deoghar, France
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
Meithei
maithili
German Name
Meithei
Maithili
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Maithil
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Maithili Sign Language
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
Glottocode
mani1292
mait1250
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Maithili Speaking population
Meithei and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Meithei vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Maithili Language Codes
Meithei and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.