Meithei and Khasi
Countries
India, Manipur
Meghalaya
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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Regulated By
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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.
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Bengali, Latin
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Khublei
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Kumno phi long?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
thia sukh
Good Evening
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babha janmiet
Good Afternoon
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babha noph-phai-sngi
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
khublei
Please
Chanbiduna
Sngewbha
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
ieit ieit
Excuse Me
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map a nga
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
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How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Nonglung
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
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How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Cherrapunji
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
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Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
French Name
Meithei
khasi
German Name
Meithei
Khasi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Meithei people
Khasi people
Origin
1700
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Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No Early Forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Khasi
Signed Forms
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Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 1
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mani1292
khas1269
Linguasphere
omp
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Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Khasi 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 Khasi dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Khasi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Khasi Dialects are spoken in different Khasi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Khasi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Khasi dialects include: Bhoi , Nonglung. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Khasi Speaking population
Meithei and Khasi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Khasi languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Khasi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Khasi 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 Khasi on Meithei vs Khasi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Khasi Language Codes
Meithei and Khasi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Khasi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.