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 in
Alphabets
27
Rank: 9 (Overall)
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
6
Rank: 3 (Overall)
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
15
Rank: 5 (Overall)
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Bengali
Writing Direction
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks
Rank: 17 (Overall)
3
88
👆🏻
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
Dialect 1
Loi
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
5,000.00
Rank: 87 (Overall)
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Pangal
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
273,000.00
Rank: 74 (Overall)
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
Rank: 53 (Overall)
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
6
Rank: 6 (Overall)
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
Rank: 84 (Overall)
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %
Rank: 62 (Overall)
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.50 million
Rank: 79 (Overall)
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million
Rank: 59 (Overall)
0.01
400
👆🏻
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
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
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
-
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
-