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Thai and Meithei


Meithei and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Thailand   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
44   
24
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
6   
3

How Many Consonants
44   
33
15   
5

Scripts
Thai   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
Not Available   

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
thaï   
Meithei   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
1700   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
mni   

ISO 639 3
tha   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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All Thai and Meithei Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Thai and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Thai and Meithei Speaking population

Thai and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Thai and Meithei on Thai vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Meithei Language Codes

Thai and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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