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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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