Meithei and Tulu
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
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Kannada Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Hello
Khurumjari
Namaskara
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
yedde rathre
Good Evening
Not Available
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
Not Available
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
yedde kaande
Please
Chanbiduna
Daya maltadu
Sorry
Saobiganu
Yenna thapu aandu
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
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Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Loi
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Girijan
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Tulu
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
Meithei
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German Name
Meithei
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Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Meithei people
Tuluva
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Tulu
Signed Forms
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Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
mni
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
mni
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
mani1292
tulu1258
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Tulu Speaking population
Meithei and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available. 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 Tulu on Meithei vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Tulu Language Codes
Meithei and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.