1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Manipur
India, Manipur
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 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.
- 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.
1.9 Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Yamna nungaijare
3.3 How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
3.4 Good Night
Athengba Ahing
Athengba Ahing
3.5 Good Evening
Not Available
Not Available
3.6 Good Afternoon
Not Available
Not Available
3.7 Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Nongale haugatl
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Eina nangbu nungsi
3.12 Excuse Me
Not Available
Not Available
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
5,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
273,000.00273,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Meithei proper
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,250,000.001,250,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
1.50 million1.50 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
1.50 million1.50 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Meithei people
Meithei people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Tibeto-Burman
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Standard Meithei
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
Not Available
Not Available
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available