Countries
Philippines
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
Not available
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
Pakada
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Burma, Laos
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Native Name
ilokano
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
ilocano
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
18th 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
Modern Ilocano
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Meithei language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Meithei Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.