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Thai and Meithei


Meithei and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Thailand  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • 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
Lao Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
6  
3

How Many Consonants
44  
33
15  
5

Scripts
Thai  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Saobiganu  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
39
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
24
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
thaï  
Meithei  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
1700  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
47  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
mni  

ISO 639 3
tha  
mni  

ISO 639 6
tha  
mni  

Glottocode
thai1261  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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All Thai and Meithei Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Thai and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Thai and Meithei Speaking population

Thai and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Thai and Meithei on Thai vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Meithei Language Codes

Thai and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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