Countries
Madagascar
  
India, Manipur
  
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
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Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
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
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
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Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Not Available
  
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
  
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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
  
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Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Meithei language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Meithei Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.