Countries
India, Manipur
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Not Available
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Chanbiduna
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Saobiganu
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Chatcharage
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Not Available
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Pangal
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
Meithei
tamoul
German Name
Meithei
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
mani1292
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
omp
tami1289
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Meithei and Tamil Speaking population
Meithei and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Meithei vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Tamil Language Codes
Meithei and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.