Countries
Philippines
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Island of Cebu
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hoy
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
Palihug
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
Babay
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
  
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Dialect 1
Boholano
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Bohol
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
North Kana
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
21.00 million
  
36
1.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million
  
19
Not Available
  
Native Name
Visayan
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
cebuano
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Cebuano
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
16th century
  
1700
  
Language Family
Austronesian 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
Standard Cebuano
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
ceb
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
cebu1242
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Meithei language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Meithei Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.