Countries
India, Manipur
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Dagbani Language
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2726
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
68
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1516
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Bengali
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Khurumjari
Kia ora
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Kia ora
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Ne y yibeogo
Please
Chanbiduna
gafare
Sorry
Saobiganu
gafare
Bye
Chatcharage
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Loi
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
5,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Pangal
Saremde
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
273,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Taolende
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
68
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million7.60 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.50 million7.60 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Mosse
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
Meithei
moré
German Name
Meithei
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Mossi
Origin
1700
11th Century AD
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Western Sudanic
Branch
-
Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Mossi
Language Position
3837
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
mos
ISO 639 2/B
mni
mos
ISO 639 3
mni
mos
ISO 639 6
mni
mos
Glottocode
mani1292
moss1236
Linguasphere
omp
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-