Countries
India, Manipur
  
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
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
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
  
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.
  
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
ഹലോ (halēā)
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
നന്ദി (nandi)
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
വിട (viṭa)
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Judeo-Malayalam
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Israel, kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Mappila
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Pandy Malayalam
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
France, kerala
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
33
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
26
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
  
French Name
Meithei
  
malayalam
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Malayalam
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Malayali
  
Origin
1700
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early form
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Malayalam
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ml
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
mal
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
mal
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
mal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
mala1464
  
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
  
Synthetic