Countries
India, Manipur
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
kerala
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
49.00 million
  
29
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
Meithei
  
kannada
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
1700
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Modern Kannada
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
nucl1305
  
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