Urdu and Meithei
Countries
India, Pakistan
India, Manipur
National Language
Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
خوش آمديد
Khurumjari
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
Nongale haugatl
Please
براہ مہربانی
Chanbiduna
Sorry
معاف کرنا
Saobiganu
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
দুঃখিত
Where They Speak
India
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Pangal
Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
South Asia
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Native Name
اُردُو
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Bihari
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
ourdou
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people
Meithei people
Origin
12th Century CE
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
ur
No data available
Glottocode
urdu1245
mani1292
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Urdu 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 Urdu and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Meithei Speaking population
Urdu and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Meithei on Urdu vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Meithei Language Codes
Urdu and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.