Countries
India, Manipur
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
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Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Tamil
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2760
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
619
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1541
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Khurumjari
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Chanbiduna
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Saobiganu
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Chatcharage
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Loi
Waddar
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
5,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
273,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
638
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.50 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
1.50 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
Meithei
télougou
German Name
Meithei
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Telugu people
Origin
1700
c. 575
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Telugu
Language Position
3815
1
120
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Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
tel
ISO 639 2/B
mni
tel
ISO 639 3
mni
tel
ISO 639 6
mni
tel
Glottocode
mani1292
telu1262
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-