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Malaysian and Meithei


Meithei and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Malaysia   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Thailand   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Tamil Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
24   
14
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hai   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
terima kasih   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Apa khabar?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Selamat Malam   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Selamat Petang   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Selamat pagi   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
sila   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
maaf   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Selamat tinggal   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
25
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Pekal   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
40
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Musi   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00   
11
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
24   
20
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million   
10
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million   
8
Not Available   

Native Name
Bahasa melayu   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
malais   
Meithei   

German Name
Malaiisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
c. 683 AD   
1700   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
54   
39
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ms   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
may   
mni   

ISO 639 3
zsm   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1306   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Malaysian and Meithei Speaking population

Malaysian and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Meithei on Malaysian vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Meithei Language Codes

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

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