Countries
Thailand
India, Manipur
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)
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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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
Where They Speak
Isan
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Pangal
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
German Name
Thailändisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Meithei people
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Tai
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Old Thai
No early forms
Standard Forms
Thai
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
th
No data available
Glottocode
thai1261
mani1292
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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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.
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.