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Kashmiri vs Meithei


Meithei vs 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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Kashmiri and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Kashmiri vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Kashmiri and Meithei language. History of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th Century 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 Kashmiri and Meithei Language History.

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

Kashmiri vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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