Countries
India, Manipur
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
ciao
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
buongiorno
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
scusate
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Italiano
  
French Name
Meithei
  
italien
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Italians
  
Origin
1700
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Italian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic