Countries
India, Manipur
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Not Available
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Chanbiduna
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Saobiganu
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
Chatcharage
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Not Available
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Loi
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Kokan
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Khandesh
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
Meithei
marathe
German Name
Meithei
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Marathi people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
mr
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
mara1378
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Meithei and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Marathi Speaking population
Meithei and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Meithei vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Marathi Language Codes
Meithei and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
