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Malagasy and Meithei


Meithei and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • 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
Not Available  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
azafady  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Veloma!  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
Not Available  

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
malgache  
Meithei  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1700  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
84  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
mni  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Malagasy and Meithei Speaking population

Malagasy and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % 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 Malagasy and Meithei on Malagasy vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Meithei Language Codes

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

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