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Meithei and Thai


Thai and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
32   
21

How Many Consonants
15   
5
44   
33

Scripts
Bengali   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
Meithei   
thaï   

German Name
Meithei   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
1700   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Thai   

Language Position
Not Available   
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
tha   

ISO 639 3
mni   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
omp   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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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.

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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.

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