Meitei

Meitei

ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ
1.5M speakers · Sino-Tibetan › Tibeto-Burman · Bengali
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IndiaBangladeshMyanmar
Related varieties
BurmeseTibetanS'gaw KarenEastern PwoGaroKachinPa'o KarenRakhineMizoDzongkha

Written in the Bengali script. Uses SOV word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions.

Vulnerable

Typology

Word order SOV
Adjective both
Numeral after noun
Adposition postposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article yes
Pro-drop no
Tonal yes
Gender no
Noun cases yes

Related Languages

Burmese Tibeto-BurmanTibetan Tibeto-BurmanS'gaw Karen Tibeto-BurmanEastern Pwo Tibeto-BurmanGaro Tibeto-BurmanKachin Tibeto-BurmanPa'o Karen Tibeto-BurmanRakhine Tibeto-Burman
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