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Bengali and Meithei


Meithei and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
  • 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
Assamese and Oriya   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51   
30
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
6   
3

How Many Consonants
40   
29
15   
5

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
330,000.00   
36
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
71,000.00   
36
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Rarhi   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
India   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million   
9
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
3.11 %   
8
Not Available   

Native Speakers
196.00 million   
7
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million   
16
Not Available   

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
bengali   
Meithei   

German Name
Bengali   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Bengali   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
4   
4
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
bn   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
ben   
mni   

ISO 639 3
ben   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
beng1280   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u   
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 Bengali 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 Bengali and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bengali and Meithei Speaking population

Bengali and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % 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 Bengali and Meithei on Bengali vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Meithei Language Codes

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

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