Countries
India, Manipur
  
Israel
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
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.
  
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Israel, Palestine
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
Meithei
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1700
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Meithei and Hebrew 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 Hebrew greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Hebrew language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Hebrew word for "Thank You" is תודה (Toda). Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Hebrew Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Hebrew Difficulty
The Meithei vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Hebrew 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 Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.