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Meithei vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
14  
4
15  
5

Scripts
Kana  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
Saobiganu  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
Not Available  

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
日本語  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
japonais  
Meithei  

German Name
Japanisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1185  
1700  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
8  
8
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
mni  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Japanese and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Meithei language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Meithei Language History.

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Japanese 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 Japanese and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Meithei language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Meithei Difficulty

The Japanese vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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