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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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