Countries
India, Manipur
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
27247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1518
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Khurumjari
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Chanbiduna
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Saobiganu
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Chatcharage
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Loi
Kongu
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Kongu
How Many People Speak
5,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
273,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
610
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.50 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.50 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
Meithei
tamoul
German Name
Meithei
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1700
300 BC
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3818
1
120
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Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
tam
ISO 639 2/B
mni
tam
ISO 639 3
mni
tam
ISO 639 6
mni
tam
Glottocode
mani1292
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
omp
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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