Countries
India, Manipur
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Iran
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
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
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Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
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Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2734
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
68
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1526
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Khurumjari
Salam
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
chone tao?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
jawáin shap
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
سلام علیکم
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
jawáin sawáh
Please
Chanbiduna
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
Saobiganu
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
Chatcharage
bye
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Loi
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
5,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Pangal
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
273,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.003,400,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
63
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million7.60 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.50 million7.60 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million8.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Baluchi
French Name
Meithei
baloutchi
German Name
Meithei
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[bəˈloʧi]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
1700
19th Century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Balochi
Language Position
3839
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Balochi Sign Language
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
bal
ISO 639 2/B
mni
bal
ISO 639 3
mni
bal
ISO 639 6
mni
bal
Glottocode
mani1292
balo1260
Linguasphere
omp
58-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-