Home
Languagevs


Maltese and Meithei


Meithei and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malta   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  
  • 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
Western Arabic Dialects   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Roman Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
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
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ħello   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Grazzi   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Kif int?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   
Not Available   

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Jekk jogħġbok   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Skużani!   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Ċaw   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Skużi!   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Żejtun   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Malta   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Not Present   
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?
0.52 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.52 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Malti   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Malti   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
maltais   
Meithei   

German Name
Maltesisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Maltese   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
c. 1470   
1700   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
North Abric   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Maltese   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
mt   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
mlt   
mni   

ISO 639 3
mlt   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
malt1254   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Maltese and Meithei Speaking population

Maltese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available 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 Maltese and Meithei on Maltese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Meithei Language Codes

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

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages