Countries
India, Manipur
India, Pakistan
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Not Available
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Chanbiduna
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Saobiganu
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Chatcharage
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Not Available
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Pakistan
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Doabi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
Meithei
pendjabi
German Name
Meithei
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Punjabis
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Not Available
Not Available
ISO 639 1
No data available
pa
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
panj1256
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Meithei and Punjabi 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 Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Punjabi Speaking population
Meithei and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Meithei vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Punjabi Language Codes
Meithei and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
