Countries
India, Manipur
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
South Africa
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
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Derived From
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Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Thank you
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
How are you?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
Good Night
Good Evening
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Good Evening
Good Afternoon
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Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Good Morning
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
I love you
Excuse Me
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Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Loi
American English
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
United States of America
Dialect 2
Pangal
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
United Kingdom
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
English
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
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French Name
Meithei
anglais
German Name
Meithei
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Meithei people
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Origin
1700
5th Century AD
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
en
ISO 639 6
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engs
Glottocode
mani1292
stan1293
Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Meithei and English Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Meithei and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and English language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs English Difficulty
The Meithei vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Meithei and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.