Countries
India, Manipur
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
Meithei
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1700
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Meithei and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Tamil language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Tamil Difficulty
The Meithei vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.