Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Not Available
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
le do thoil
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
Slán
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
Not Available
  
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
c. 750
  
1700
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Standard Meithei
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Irish and Meithei Speaking population
Irish and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available 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 Irish and Meithei on Irish vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Meithei Language Codes
Irish and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.