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Meithei and English


Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
33  
2
1  
14

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
South Africa  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • 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
Not Available  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
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
7  
6
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Thank you  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
How are you?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Good Night  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Good Evening  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Good Morning  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Please  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Sorry  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Bye  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
I love you  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Excuse Me  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
American English  
Loi  

Where They Speak
United States of America  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00  
3
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
15
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Welsh English  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
United Kingdom  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
14
1,250,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
188  
34
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million  
1
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
5.43 %  
4
Not Available  

Native Speakers
400.00 million  
3
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million  
1
Not Available  

Native Name
English  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
anglais  
Meithei  

German Name
Englisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
5th Century AD  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard English  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
3  
3
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed English  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
en  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eng  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
eng  
mni  

ISO 639 3
eng  
mni  

ISO 639 6
engs  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1293  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
52-ABA  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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

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English and Meithei Speaking population

English and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of English and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Meithei on English vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Meithei Language Codes

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

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