Countries
Israel
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
Israel
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Second Language
Israel
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Aramaic Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
Not Available
  
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
hébreu
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
1700
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
he
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Meithei language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Meithei Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.