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Arabic and Meithei


Meithei and Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
23   
4
1   
14

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • 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
Amharic and Hebrew   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
6   
3

How Many Consonants
28   
18
15   
5

Scripts
Arabic   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
شكرا   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
تصبح على خير   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
مساء الخير   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير   
Not Available   

Good Morning
صباح الخير   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
من فضلك   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
آسف   
Saobiganu   

Bye
وداعا   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
أحبك   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
اعذرني   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Sudanese   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Sudan   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00   
6
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Levantine   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
3
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million   
4
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
4.43 %   
6
Not Available   

Native Speakers
206.00 million   
6
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million   
2
Not Available   

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
arabe   
Meithei   

German Name
Arabisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Arabs   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
512 CE   
1700   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
North Arabic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
25   
21
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ar   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
ara   
mni   

ISO 639 3
ara   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
arab1395   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
12-AAC   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Arabic and Meithei Speaking population

Arabic and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Arabic and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Arabic and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 % 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 Arabic and Meithei on Arabic vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Arabic and Meithei Language Codes

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

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