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Meithei Language



Countries

Countries
India, Manipur

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

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
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Alphabets
27 9

Phonology

How Many Vowels
6 3

How Many Consonants
15 5

Scripts
Bengali

Writing Direction
-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
3 2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks 17

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 87

Dialect 2
Pangal

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India

How Many People Speak
273,000.00 74

Dialect 3
Meithei proper

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00 53

Total No. Of Dialects
6 6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million 84

Speaking Population
0.01 % 62

Native Speakers
1.50 million 79

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million 59

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 35

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
-

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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.

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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.

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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

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