Cantonese and Meithei
Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
India, Manipur
National Language
China, Guangdong
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
Hawaii
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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Interesting Facts
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
- 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
Chinese Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Thank You
谢谢
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
你好吗？
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
晚安
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
晚上好
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Good Afternoon
下午好
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Good Morning
早上好
Nongale haugatl
I Love You
我爱你
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
原谅我
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Where They Speak
outside mainland China
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Hong Kong
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Hong Kong
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Hong Kong
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Kwang Tung Wa
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
Not Available
Meithei
German Name
Not Available
Meithei
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Meithei people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cantonese
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
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Scope
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ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
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mni
ISO 639 2/B
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mni
ISO 639 3
No data available
mni
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
cant1236
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Cantonese 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 Cantonese and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Cantonese and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cantonese are spoken in different Cantonese Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cantonese vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou, Xiguan. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cantonese and Meithei Speaking population
Cantonese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cantonese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Cantonese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 % 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 Cantonese and Meithei on Cantonese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cantonese and Meithei Language Codes
Cantonese and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cantonese and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.