Countries
India, Manipur
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
Meithei
  
télougou
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1700
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Telugu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available