Countries
India, Manipur
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
Not Available
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
Chanbiduna
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
Saobiganu
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
Chatcharage
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
Not Available
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
Meithei
bengali
German Name
Meithei
Bengali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Bengali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
bn
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
beng1280
Linguasphere
omp
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Meithei and Bengali Speaking population
Meithei and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Meithei and Bengali on Meithei vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Bengali Language Codes
Meithei and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.