Countries
India, Manipur
Laos
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
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Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Not Available
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Chanbiduna
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
Saobiganu
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
Chatcharage
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Not Available
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Loi
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Pangal
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
German Name
Meithei
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Not Available
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Lao
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
lo
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
laoo1244
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Meithei and Lao 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 Lao dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Lao Speaking population
Meithei and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao 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 Lao on Meithei vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Lao Language Codes
Meithei and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
