Countries
India, Manipur
Thailand
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Thailand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Khurumjari
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
Not Available
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
Chanbiduna
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
Saobiganu
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
Chatcharage
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
Not Available
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Isan
Dialect 2
Pangal
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Northern Thailand
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Meithei
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Thai
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
th
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
thai1261
Linguasphere
omp
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Meithei and Thai 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 Thai dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Thai Speaking population
Meithei and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Meithei vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Thai Language Codes
Meithei and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
