Countries
India, Manipur
Afganistan
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Not Available
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Not Available
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Chanbiduna
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Saobiganu
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Chatcharage
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Not Available
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Loi
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Pangal
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
Meithei
pachto
German Name
Meithei
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Pashtun
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ps
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
pash1269
Linguasphere
omp
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Meithei and Pashto 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 Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Pashto Speaking population
Meithei and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Meithei vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Pashto Language Codes
Meithei and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.