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Dutch and Meithei


Meithei and Dutch


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • 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
German and English Languages   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hallo   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
dankjewel   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
goede Nacht   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
goedenavond   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
goedemiddag   
Not Available   

Good Morning
goedemorgen   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
alsjeblieft   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
sorry   
Saobiganu   

Bye
vaarwel   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Ik hou van jou   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
pardon   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gronings   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Netherlands   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
590,000.00   
32
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Low Saxon   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
16
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Limburgian   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00   
18
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
Not Available   

Native Speakers
22.00 million   
35
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million   
25
Not Available   

Native Name
Nederlands   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

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

French Name
néerlandais; flamand   
Meithei   

German Name
Niederländisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Dutch people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
AD 450-500   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Western   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
48   
35
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
nl   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nld   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
dut   
mni   

ISO 639 3
nld   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mode1257   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
52-ACB-a   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Dutch and Meithei Speaking population

Dutch and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Meithei on Dutch vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dutch and Meithei Language Codes

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

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