Countries
India, Manipur
Sri Lanka
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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.
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Sinhalese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali
Sinhala alphabet
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
හලෝ (halō)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Good Evening
Not Available
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Please
Chanbiduna
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Sorry
Saobiganu
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
Bye
Chatcharage
බායි (bāyi)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Excuse Me
Not Available
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Sri Lanka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Pangal
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
French Name
Meithei
singhalais
German Name
Meithei
Singhalesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Sinhalese people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Modern Sinhalese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
si
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
sinh1246
Linguasphere
omp
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Meithei and Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Sinhalese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Sinhalese Dialects are spoken in different Sinhalese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Sinhalese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda , Not Available. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Sinhalese Speaking population
Meithei and Sinhalese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Sinhalese languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Sinhalese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 %. 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 Sinhalese on Meithei vs Sinhalese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Sinhalese Language Codes
Meithei and Sinhalese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Sinhalese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
