Countries
India, Manipur
  
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
South Africa
  
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.
  
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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English-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Hello
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
Thank you
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
How are you?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Night
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Good Evening
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
Good Morning
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Please
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
Sorry
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
Bye
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
I love you
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
Excuse Me
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
American English
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
United States of America
  
How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00
  
3
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Hiberno-English
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
15
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Welsh English
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
United Kingdom
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
2,500,000.00
  
14
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
1,200.00 million
  
1
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
400.00 million
  
3
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
400.00 million
  
1
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
English
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Not Available
  
French Name
Meithei
  
anglais
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Englisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1700
  
5th Century AD
  
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
  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Standard English
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed English
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
en
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
eng
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
eng
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
eng
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
engs
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
stan1293
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
52-ABA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic