Countries
South Africa
India, Manipur
National Language
South Africa
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Dankie
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
goeie nag
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Not Available
Good Morning
goeie more
Nongale haugatl
Please
asseblief
Chanbiduna
Bye
Not Available
Chatcharage
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
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Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Loi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Pangal
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Namibia
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
afrikaans
Meithei
German Name
Afrikaans
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Meithei people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
af
No data available
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
mani1292
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
omp
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Meithei Speaking population
Afrikaans and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Meithei on Afrikaans vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Meithei Language Codes
Afrikaans and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
