Tulu and Meithei
Countries
India
India, Manipur
National Language
India
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
- 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
Kannada Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Bengali
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Hello
Namaskara
Khurumjari
Thank You
Mast Upakara.
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
yedde rathre
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
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Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
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Good Morning
yedde kaande
Nongale haugatl
Please
Daya maltadu
Chanbiduna
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
Saobiganu
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Kshamisi
Not Available
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
Loi
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Girijan
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Native Name
Tulu
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
Not Available
Meithei
German Name
Not Available
Meithei
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Tuluva
Meithei people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Tulu
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
mni
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
mni
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
tulu1258
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Tulu 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 Tulu and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tulu and Meithei Speaking population
Tulu and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available 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 Tulu and Meithei on Tulu vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tulu and Meithei Language Codes
Tulu and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tulu and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
