Countries
Countries
India, Manipur
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Total No. Of Countries
1
14
4
11
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Not Available
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Alphabets
27
9
52
31
Phonology
How Many Vowels
6
3
16
13
How Many Consonants
15
5
36
26
Scripts
Bengali
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
3
2
3
2
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks
11
4 weeks
2
Greetings
Hello
Khurumjari
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Not Available
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Chanbiduna
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Saobiganu
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
Chatcharage
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Not Available
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Loi
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Kokan
How Many People Speak
5,000.00
99+
2,400,000.00
23
Dialect 2
Pangal
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
273,000.00
32
7,000,000.00
12
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
19
1,900,000.00
15
Total No. Of Dialects
6
6
42
29
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
99+
71.00 million
25
Speaking Population
Not Available
1.10 %
18
Native Speakers
1.50 million
99+
68.00 million
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
3.00 million
32
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
Meithei
marathe
German Name
Meithei
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Marathi people
History
Origin
1700
10th century
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Marathi
Language Position
Not Available
17
15
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Not Available
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
No data available
mr
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mni
mar
ISO 639 2/B
mni
mar
ISO 639 3
mni
mar
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
mara1378
Linguasphere
omp
omr
Types of Language
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
