Countries
India, Manipur
  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Portugal
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
United States of America
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
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.
  
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Olá
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
obrigado
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Como você está?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
boa noite
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
boa Noite
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
boa Tarde
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
bom Dia
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
pesaroso
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
tchau
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Eu te amo
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
desculpe me
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Brazil
  
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
European Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Portugal
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Daman and Diu
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
231.00 million
  
7
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
216.00 million
  
5
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Português
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Português
  
French Name
Meithei
  
portugais
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Portugiesisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Origin
1700
  
3rd Century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Portuguese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Portuguese
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
pt
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
por
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
por
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
por
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
port1283
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
51-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available