Countries
India, Manipur
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
13
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
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Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million65.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %0.99 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
1.50 million65.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
1.50 million110.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
فارسی
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
French Name
Meithei
persan
German Name
Meithei
Persisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Persian people