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Bhojpuri vs Meithei


Meithei vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri 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
Maithili and Magahi  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
34  
24
15  
5

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Saobiganu  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
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
13  
13
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
Not Available  

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
bhojpuri  
Meithei  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
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
Bhojpuri  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
37  
29
Not Available  

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
bho  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
mni  

ISO 639 3
bho  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
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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Bhojpuri and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Meithei language. History of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Bhojpuri and Meithei Language History.

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Bhojpuri and Meithei Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bhojpuri and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bhojpuri and Meithei language. Bhojpuri word for "Hello" is प्रणाम (prannam) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Bhojpuri Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bhojpuri vs Meithei Difficulty

The Bhojpuri vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bhojpuri Alphabets and Meithei Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bhojpuri and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bhojpuri and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bhojpuri is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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