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Meithei Language

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Manipur
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
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1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
1.8 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.
1.9 Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
Tamil
27
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Irish
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2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
Thai
6
Rank: 3 (Overall)
Hebrew
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2.3.2 How Many Consonants
Hmong
15
Rank: 5 (Overall)
German
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2.4 Scripts
Bengali
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
Armenian
3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Bengali
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2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
Chinese
44 weeks
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Cebuano
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3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Khurumjari
3.2 Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
3.3 How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
3.4 Good Night
Athengba Ahing
3.5 Good Evening
Not Available
3.6 Good Afternoon
Not Available
3.7 Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
3.8 Please
Chanbiduna
3.9 Sorry
Saobiganu
3.10 Bye
Chatcharage
3.11 I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
3.12 Excuse Me
Not Available
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Loi
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
5,000.00
Rank: 50 (Overall)
Macedonian
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4.2 Dialect 2
Pangal
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
273,000.00
Rank: 32 (Overall)
Dzongkha
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4.3 Dialect 3
Meithei proper
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
Swedish
1,250,000.00
Rank: 19 (Overall)
Romanian
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4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
English
6
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Sanskrit
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5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
English
1.50 million
Rank: 84 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.2 Speaking Population
Croatian
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Xhosa
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5.3 Native Speakers
Chinese
1.50 million
Rank: 79 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
English
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Finnish
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5.3.2 Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
5.3.4 French Name
Meithei
5.3.5 German Name
Meithei
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Meithei people
6 History
6.1 Origin
1700
6.2 Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
6.3.3 Language Position
Georgian
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Chinese
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6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
6.4 Scope
Not Available
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
No data available
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
mni
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
mni
7.3 ISO 639 3
mni
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
mani1292
7.6 Linguasphere
omp
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Not Available
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available

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 no total count of people speaking Meithei as second language. 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.