Countries
India, Manipur
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Iran
  
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
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Salam
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
bye
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
Meithei
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
1700
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Balochi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Meithei and Balochi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Meithei and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Balochi language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Balochi Difficulty
The Meithei vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Meithei and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.