Countries
Japan
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
Japan
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
- 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
Korean Language
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
1.50 million
  
99+
Native Name
日本語
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
japonais
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
1185
  
1700
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Japanese and Meithei Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Japanese and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Meithei language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Meithei Difficulty
The Japanese vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Meithei Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Japanese and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.