Countries
India, Manipur
India, No official status
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
Not Available
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
Chanbiduna
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
Saobiganu
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
Chatcharage
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
Not Available
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Loi
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Pangal
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
Meithei
bhojpuri
German Name
Meithei
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not Available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Not Available
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
omp
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Meithei and Bhojpuri 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 Meithei and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Meithei and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Meithei vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Meithei and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.