Countries
India, Manipur
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
Meithei
  
arménien
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Armenians
  
Origin
1700
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic