Countries
India, Manipur
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2753
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
69
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1541
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Khurumjari
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Chanbiduna
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Saobiganu
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Chatcharage
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Loi
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
5,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
273,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Doabi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
630
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.50 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %1.44 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.50 million100.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
Meithei
pendjabi
German Name
Meithei
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Punjabis
Origin
1700
1000 AD
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
3823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
-
-
ISO 639 1
No data available
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
pan
ISO 639 2/B
mni
pan
ISO 639 3
mni
pan
ISO 639 6
mni
panj
Glottocode
mani1292
panj1256
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
-
-
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional