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Japanese vs Meithei


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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