Countries
India, Manipur
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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.
  
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
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Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
Slán
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
Meithei
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Irish people
  
Origin
1700
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Meithei and Irish 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 Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Irish language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Irish Difficulty
The Meithei vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.