Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
-
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Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- 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.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
5327
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
96
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4115
9
60
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Nongale haugatl
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Saobiganu
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Chatcharage
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Loi
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saraiki
Pangal
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Doabi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
130,000,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
306
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million1.50 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.44 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
100.00 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
pendjabi
Meithei
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Meithei people
Origin
1000 AD
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Indic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard Meithei
Language Position
2338
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
-
-
ISO 639 1
pa
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pan
mni
ISO 639 2/B
pan
mni
ISO 639 3
pan
mni
ISO 639 6
panj
mni
Glottocode
panj1256
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
-
-
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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