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Meithei vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
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
bonjour   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Merci   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
désolé   
Saobiganu   

Bye
au revoir   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Loi   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
African French   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

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

French Name
français   
Meithei   

German Name
Französisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
mni   

ISO 639 3
fra   
mni   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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French and Meithei Language History

Comparison of French vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of French and Meithei language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French and Meithei Language History.

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

French vs Meithei Difficulty

The French vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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