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Tulu and Meithei


Meithei and Tulu


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
India  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
  • 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
Kannada Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
15  
5

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Mast Upakara.  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
yedde rathre  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
yedde baiyya  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
yedde kaande  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Daya maltadu  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Barpe  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Kshamisi  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jain  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Girijan  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
2.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Tulu  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
-  
Meithei  

German Name
Tulu  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Tuluva  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
14  
1700  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Tulu  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
23  
21
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Tulu  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tcy  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
tul  
mni  

ISO 639 3
tcy  
mni  

ISO 639 6
tcy  
mni  

Glottocode
tulu1258  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Tulu 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 Tulu and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tulu and Meithei Speaking population

Tulu and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is 0.01 % 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 Tulu and Meithei on Tulu vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tulu and Meithei Language Codes

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

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