Assamese and Meithei
Countries
India
India, Manipur
National Language
Bangladesh, 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
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha
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Interesting Facts
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
- 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
Bengali and Oriya
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
nomoskaar
Khurumjari
Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
subhoraattri
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
subha gadhuli
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Good Afternoon
subha abeli
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Good Morning
suprobhaat
Nongale haugatl
Please
anugroha kori
Chanbiduna
Sorry
moi ḍukkhita
Saobiganu
I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
kyoma koribo
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Where They Speak
Western Assam
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Goalpariya
Pangal
Where They Speak
Western Assam
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bhakatiya
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Assam
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
assamais
Meithei
German Name
Assamesisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Assamese people
Meithei people
Origin
7th century A.D
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Kamarupa
No early forms
Standard Forms
Assamese
Standard Meithei
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
as
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
assa1263
mani1292
Linguasphere
59-AAF-w
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Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Assamese 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 Assamese and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Assamese and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Assamese are spoken in different Assamese Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Assamese vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi, Goalpariya. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Assamese and Meithei Speaking population
Assamese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Assamese and Meithei on Assamese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Assamese and Meithei Language Codes
Assamese and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Assamese and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.