Countries
India, Manipur
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
110
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
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Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million231.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %3.27 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
1.50 million216.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
1.50 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Português
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Português
French Name
Meithei
portugais
German Name
Meithei
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Portuguese people or portugueses