Countries
India, Manipur
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
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Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2721
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
65
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1516
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks3 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Khurumjari
Hoy
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Salamat
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Maayong Buntag
Please
Chanbiduna
Palihug
Sorry
Saobiganu
Ikasubo ko
Bye
Chatcharage
Babay
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Loi
Boholano
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Bohol
How Many People Speak
5,000.0021,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
273,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
North Kana
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
64
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million20.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %0.32 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.50 million21.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million14.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Visayan
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
Meithei
cebuano
German Name
Meithei
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Cebuano people
Origin
1700
16th century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
3862
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
mni
ceb
ISO 639 3
mni
ceb
ISO 639 6
mni
ceb
Glottocode
mani1292
cebu1242
Linguasphere
omp
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-