Countries
India, Manipur
Japan
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Palau
Regulated By
Not Available
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Korean Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Khurumjari
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Not Available
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Chanbiduna
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Saobiganu
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Chatcharage
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Not Available
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Kansai
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
kansai
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
日本語
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Not Available
French Name
Meithei
japonais
German Name
Meithei
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Japanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ja
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
nucl1643
Linguasphere
omp
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Meithei and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Japanese Speaking population
Meithei and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Meithei vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Japanese Language Codes
Meithei and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
