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Meithei and Balochi


Balochi and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Iran   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
8   
5

How Many Consonants
15   
5
26   
16

Scripts
Bengali   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Salam   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
chone tao?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
Not Available   
jawáin begáh   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
Chatcharage   
bye   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Southern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
3,400,000.00   
10

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
بلوچی   

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

French Name
Meithei   
baloutchi   

German Name
Meithei   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
1700   
19th Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Balochi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
bal   

ISO 639 3
mni   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
omp   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Meithei and Balochi Speaking population

Meithei and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Meithei vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Balochi Language Codes

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

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