Countries
India, Manipur
India
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
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.
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Sorry
Saobiganu
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
Chatcharage
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
India
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
India
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Kosli
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
French Name
Meithei
oriya
German Name
Meithei
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Odias
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Standard Odia
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Scope
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Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
or
Glottocode
mani1292
macr1269
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Oriya 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 Oriya dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Oriya language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Oriya Dialects are spoken in different Oriya speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Oriya Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Oriya dialects include: Baleswari , Ganjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Oriya Speaking population
Meithei and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Meithei vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Oriya Language Codes
Meithei and Oriya language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Oriya Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.