Countries
India, Manipur
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Total No. Of Countries
15
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Thai and Lao Languages
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2774
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
614
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1560
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali
Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
39
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Khurumjari
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
zoo hmo
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
zoo tav su
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Please
Chanbiduna
thov
Sorry
Saobiganu
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
Chatcharage
Nyob zoo
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Loi
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Laos
How Many People Speak
5,000.00310,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
China
How Many People Speak
273,000.001,600,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.0031,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
66
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million4.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %0.13 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.50 million3.70 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million4.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Hmong
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Mong
French Name
Meithei
hmong
German Name
Meithei
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[môŋ]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Hmong people
Origin
1700
19
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Hmong
Language Position
3824
1
120
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Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Hmong Sign Language
Scope
-
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
hmn
ISO 639 2/B
mni
hmn
ISO 639 3
mni
hmv
ISO 639 6
mni
hmn
Glottocode
mani1292
firs1234
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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