Khasi and Meithei
Countries
Meghalaya
India, Manipur
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
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Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
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Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
- 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
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Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Latin
Bengali
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Khublei
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Kumno phi long?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
thia sukh
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
babha janmiet
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Good Afternoon
babha noph-phai-sngi
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Good Morning
khublei
Nongale haugatl
Please
Sngewbha
Chanbiduna
I Love You
ieit ieit
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
map a nga
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Where They Speak
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Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Nonglung
Pangal
Where They Speak
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Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Cherrapunji
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
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Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
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মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
khasi
Meithei
German Name
Khasi-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Khasi people
Meithei people
Origin
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1700
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
No Early Forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Khasi
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
khas1269
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Khasi 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 Khasi and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Khasi and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khasi are spoken in different Khasi Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khasi vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khasi dialects include: Bhoi, Nonglung. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khasi and Meithei Speaking population
Khasi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khasi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Khasi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khasi 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 Khasi and Meithei on Khasi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khasi and Meithei Language Codes
Khasi and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khasi and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.