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Madurese vs Meithei


Meithei vs 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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Madurese and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Meithei language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available 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 Madurese and Meithei Language History.

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

Madurese vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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