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Malayalam and Meithei


Meithei and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
6   
3

How Many Consonants
41   
30
15   
5

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
India   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
malayalam   
Meithei   

German Name
Malayalam   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1700   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
29   
24
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
mni   

ISO 639 3
mal   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Malayalam and Meithei Speaking population

Malayalam and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Meithei on Malayalam vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Meithei Language Codes

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

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