Countries
India, Manipur
  
India
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
India
  
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.
  
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Bengali and Assamese
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Baleswari
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Ganjami
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Kosli
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
33.00 million
  
34
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
33.00 million
  
28
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
French Name
Meithei
  
oriya
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Oriya-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Odias
  
Origin
1700
  
3 BC
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Standard Odia
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
or
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
ori
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
ori
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
ori
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
macr1269
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available