Countries
India, Manipur
  
Bhutan
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Bhutan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
India
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
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.
  
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Sikkimese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Tibetan Language
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
Kaadinchhey La
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
lek shom ay zim
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
Not Available
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
Tsip maza
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
Log Jay Gay
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
Tsip maza
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Bhutan
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Bhutan
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
0.64 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
0.17 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
0.47 million
  
37
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
French Name
Meithei
  
dzongkha
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Dzongkha
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Ngalop people
  
Origin
1700
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Dzongkha
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
dz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
nucl1307
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Meithei and Dzongkha Speaking population
Meithei and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha 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 Meithei and Dzongkha on Meithei vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Dzongkha Language Codes
Meithei and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.