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Meithei
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Countries

Countries

India, Manipur

Total No. Of Countries

1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0 46
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National Language

Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Assam, Manipur, Tripura

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.

Similar To

Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages

Derived From

-

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

27
Rank: 9 (Overall)
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

6
Rank: 3 (Overall)
0 32
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How Many Consonants

15
Rank: 5 (Overall)
9 60
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Scripts

Bengali

Writing Direction

-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks
Rank: 17 (Overall)
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Khurumjari

Thank You

Yamna nungaijare

How Are You?

Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?

Good Night

Athengba Ahing

Good Evening

মানিপুরি

Good Afternoon

দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ

Good Morning

Nongale haugatl

Please

Chanbiduna

Sorry

Saobiganu

Bye

Chatcharage

I Love You

Eina nangbu nungsi

Excuse Me

দুঃখিত

Dialects

Dialect 1

Loi

Where They Speak

Burma, Laos

How Many People Speak

5,000.00
Rank: 87 (Overall)
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Pangal

Where They Speak

Bangladesh, India

How Many People Speak

273,000.00
Rank: 74 (Overall)
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Meithei proper

Where They Speak

Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India

How Many People Speak

1,250,000.00
Rank: 53 (Overall)
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

6
Rank: 6 (Overall)
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1.50 million
Rank: 84 (Overall)
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.01 %
Rank: 62 (Overall)
0 89
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Native Speakers

1.50 million
Rank: 79 (Overall)
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

1.50 million
Rank: 59 (Overall)
0.01 400
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Native Name

মৈইতৈইলোন

Alternative Names

Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna

French Name

Meithei

German Name

Meithei

Pronunciation

[ˈmeɪteɪ]

Ethnicity

Meithei people

History

Origin

1700

Language Family

Sino-Tibetan Family

Subgroup

Tibeto-Burman

Branch

-

Language Forms

Early Forms

No early forms

Standard Forms

Standard Meithei

Language Position

38
Rank: 35 (Overall)
1 120
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Signed Forms

Meithei Sign Language

Scope

-

Code

ISO 639 1

No data available

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

mni

ISO 639 2/B

mni

ISO 639 3

mni

ISO 639 6

mni

Glottocode

mani1292

Linguasphere

omp

Types of Language

Language Type

-

Language Linguistic Typology

-

Language Morphological Typology

-

Origin of Meithei language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Meithei language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Meithei language states that it was put to use in 1700. The history of Meithei language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Meithei Language History. Meithei has no early forms. Standard Meithei is the standard form of Meithei language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Meithei Language.

Meithei population

Meithei population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Meithei language. Meithei language is spoken by 1.50 million people in the world. Most of the Meithei population lies in the Meithei Speaking Countries. Meithei language is spoken as first language by 1.50 million people and as second language by about 1.50 million people. Get to know Meithei speaking population in detail.

Meithei writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Meithei writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Meithei language. Some languages share common writing systems. Bengali script is used by Meithei language. Learn more about . 

Information about Meithei language

Check out all the information about Meithei language here. You may find it interesting to learn Meithei Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Meithei Speaking Countries, Meithei speaking continents and Meithei Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Meithei countries knowing common Meithei Greetings will help you in communicating with Meithei people.