Countries
India, Manipur
  
Japan
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Japan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Pacific
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Palau
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Korean Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Kana
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Sanuki
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Kagawa
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Hakata
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Fukuoka
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Kansai
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
kansai
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
128.00 million
  
14
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
128.00 million
  
9
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
日本語
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Not Available
  
French Name
Meithei
  
japonais
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Japanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Origin
1700
  
1185
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Japonic Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Japanese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Japanese
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ja
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
nucl1643
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
45-CAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Meithei and Japanese 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 Japanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Japanese language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Japanese word for "Thank You" is ありがとう (Arigatō). Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Japanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Japanese Difficulty
The Meithei vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Japanese 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 Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.