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Marwari vs Meithei


Meithei vs Marwari


Countries

Countries
Rajastan, India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Rajastan, India  
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
Nepal, Pakistan  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  
  • 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
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Gujarati Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42  
22
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
32  
22
15  
5

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
khammaghani  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
dhanyavaad  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Kikan ho sa?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
shubh raatri  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Shubh Honjh  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Shubh Befar  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Shubh Havar  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
kirpa  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Maaf Karo  
Saobiganu  

Bye
bye  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
main tanne pyaar karoon  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
maaf karo  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jogi  
Loi  

Where They Speak
India  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bagri  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
India  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Dhundhari  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
22.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.21 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
14.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Marwari  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
marvari  
Meithei  

German Name
Marwari  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Marwari or Marwadi  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
16  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marwari  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
72  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mwr  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
mwr  
mni  

ISO 639 3
mwr  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
raja1256  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Marwari and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Marwari vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Marwari and Meithei language. History of Marwari language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Marwari and Meithei Language History.

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Marwari 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 Marwari and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marwari and Meithei language. Marwari word for "Hello" is khammaghani or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Marwari Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Marwari vs Meithei Difficulty

The Marwari vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marwari 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 Marwari and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marwari and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marwari is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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