1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Manipur
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Andra Pradesh, India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
1.8 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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
1.9 Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Tamil
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
3.3 How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
3.4 Good Night
Athengba Ahing
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
Not Available
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Not Available
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
3.7 Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
3.8 Please
Chanbiduna
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
3.9 Sorry
Saobiganu
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
3.12 Excuse Me
Not Available
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
5,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
273,000.0026,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Manna-Dora
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,250,000.0030,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
1.50 million80.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
1.50 million75.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
తెలుగు (telugu)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Meithei people
Telugu people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available