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Meithei and Amharic


Amharic and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Ethiopia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Amharic-1.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
15   
5
31   
21

Scripts
Bengali   
Ethiopic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Selam   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
amesege'nallo'   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Dehina newot?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Dehna dur   

Good Evening
Not Available   
melkam meshe't   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
i'ndemin walu   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
i'ndemin adäru   

Please
Chanbiduna   
i'bakwon   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
aznallehu   

Bye
Chatcharage   
tschao   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
afekirishalehu   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
yiqirta   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Gondar   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Ethiopia   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Showa   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Ethiopia   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.00 million   
23

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   

French Name
Meithei   
amharique   

German Name
Meithei   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Amharas   

History

Origin
1700   
13th century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Amharic   

Language Position
Not Available   
55   
40

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
am   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
amh   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
amh   

ISO 639 3
mni   
amh   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
omp   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Meithei and Amharic Speaking population

Meithei and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Meithei and Amharic on Meithei vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Amharic Language Codes

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

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