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
  
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 in
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Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Jain
  
Pangal
  
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
  
1,250,000.00
  
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How Many People Speak?
1.70 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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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
  
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
  
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
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tulu and Meithei 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 Tulu and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tulu and Meithei language. Tulu word for "Hello" is Namaskara or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Tulu Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tulu vs Meithei Difficulty
The Tulu vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tulu Alphabets and Meithei 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 Tulu and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tulu and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tulu is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.