Countries
India, Manipur
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Philippines
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Commission on the Filipino 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.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Not available
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
Meithei
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
1700
  
18th 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
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
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
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
31-CBA-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 Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Ilocano language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Meithei vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.