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Albanian and Meithei


Meithei and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
29   
19
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Ju faleminderit   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Si jeni?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
natën e mirë   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
mirëdita   
Not Available   

Good Morning
mirëmengjes   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Ju lutem   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Me fal   
Saobiganu   

Bye
mirupafshim   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
unë e dua ju   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Më falni   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
20
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Arbëresh   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
100,000.00   
28
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
3.10 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million   
31
Not Available   

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
albanais   
Meithei   

German Name
Albanisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Albanians   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
1462 AD   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
sq   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
alb   
mni   

ISO 639 3
sqi   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
alba1267   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Albanian 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 Albanian and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Meithei Speaking population

Albanian and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Albanian and Meithei on Albanian vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Meithei Language Codes

Albanian and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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