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Kashmiri and Meithei


Meithei and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Pakistan   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17   
14
6   
3

How Many Consonants
27   
17
15   
5

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Hach ch'i   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Not Available   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Khuda hāfiz   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari   
Loi   

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Poguli   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Rambani   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
India   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.60 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
5.42 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
kashmiri   
Meithei   

German Name
Kaschmiri   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
12th Century   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kashmiri   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ks   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
kas   
mni   

ISO 639 3
kas   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kash1277   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Kashmiri and Meithei Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kashmiri and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Kashmiri and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kashmiri are spoken in different Kashmiri Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kashmiri vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari, Poguli. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kashmiri and Meithei Speaking population

Kashmiri and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kashmiri and Meithei on Kashmiri vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kashmiri and Meithei Language Codes

Kashmiri and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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