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Tulu and Meithei


Meithei and Tulu


Countries

Countries
India   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51   
30
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
6   
3

How Many Consonants
35   
25
15   
5

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana   
Not Available   

Good Morning
yedde kaande   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Daya maltadu   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Barpe   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Kshamisi   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Jain   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Girijan   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tuluva   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
14   
1700   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Tulu   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
mni   

ISO 639 3
tcy   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tulu1258   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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