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Filipino vs Meithei


Meithei vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Salamat  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Mangyaring  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Paalam  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
11
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Waray  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
13
1,250,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
13
Not Available  

Native Name
filipino  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
Meithei  

German Name
Pilipino  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Meithei people  

History

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
Filipino  
Standard Meithei  

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
fil  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
mni  

ISO 639 3
fil  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fili1244  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
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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Filipino and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Meithei language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Filipino and Meithei Language History.

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Filipino 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 Filipino and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Meithei language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Meithei Difficulty

The Filipino vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino 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 Filipino and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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