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Amharic and Meithei


Meithei and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
31   
21
15   
5

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Not Available   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
i'bakwon   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Saobiganu   

Bye
tschao   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Showa   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
amharique   
Meithei   

German Name
Amharisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
13th century   
1700   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
55   
40
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
mni   

ISO 639 3
amh   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Amharic and Meithei Speaking population

Amharic and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Meithei on Amharic vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Meithei Language Codes

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

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