Countries
India, Manipur
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
Meithei
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1700
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Austronesian 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
  
Filipino
  
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
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Meithei and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Filipino language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Filipino Difficulty
The Meithei vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.