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Italian vs Meithei


Meithei vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
1   
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
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
ciao   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
grazie   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
buonasera   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Not Available   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Per Favore   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
scusate   
Saobiganu   

Bye
arrivederci   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Ti amo   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
Not Available   

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
Not Available   

Native Name
Italiano   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

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

French Name
italien   
Meithei   

German Name
Italienisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
960 BC   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Italian   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
27   
23
Not Available   

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
mni   

ISO 639 3
ita   
mni   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
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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Italian and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Meithei language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC 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 Italian and Meithei Language History.

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

Italian vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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