Countries
India, Manipur
  
New Zealand
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
New Zealand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Australia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Māori Language Commission
  
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.
  
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Tahitian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Hello
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
Mauruuru koutou
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
Night pai
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
pai ahiahi
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Afternoon pai
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
Morning pai
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Tēnā
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
Aroha mai
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
poroporoaki
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
tukua ahau
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
South Island Māori
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Western North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
te Reo Māori
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
New Zealand Maori
  
French Name
Meithei
  
maori
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Maori-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Māori people
  
Origin
1700
  
1814
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Polynesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Maori
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
mi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
mri
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
mao
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
mri
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
maor1246
  
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
  
Meithei and Maori Speaking population
Meithei and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori 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 Maori on Meithei vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Maori Language Codes
Meithei and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.