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Meithei and Maithili


Maithili and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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  

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.
  
  • 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  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
15  
5
22  
12

Scripts
Bengali  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
pranam  

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  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
North India  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
2.80 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
1700  
14th century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
38  
35
40  
37

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
mai  

ISO 639 3
mni  
mai  

ISO 639 6
mni  
mai  

Glottocode
mani1292  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

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.

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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.

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