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Madurese and Meithei


Meithei and Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura   
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
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Malay and Javanese Languages   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
matur nuwun   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
piye kabare?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
wengi sing apik   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Not Available   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Not Available   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
110,000.00   
40
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Bawean   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Bangkalan   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.23 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Madurese   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
madourais   
Meithei   

German Name
Maduresisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Madurese   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
Not Available   
1700   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Madurese   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
69   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
mad   
mni   

ISO 639 3
mad   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
madu1247   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Madurese 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 Madurese and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Madurese and Meithei Speaking population

Madurese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Meithei on Madurese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Meithei Language Codes

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

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