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Balochi and Meithei


Meithei and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Iran   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • 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
Kurdish and Persian   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
6   
3

How Many Consonants
26   
16
15   
5

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
Saobiganu   

Bye
bye   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Bangladesh, India   

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

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
بلوچی   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
baloutchi   
Meithei   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
19th Century   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Balochi   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
mni   

ISO 639 3
bal   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Balochi and Meithei Speaking population

Balochi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % 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 Balochi and Meithei on Balochi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Meithei Language Codes

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

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