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Meithei and Bengali


Bengali and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
15  
5
40  
29

Scripts
Bengali  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
Meithei  
bengali  

German Name
Meithei  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
1700  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Bengali  

Language Position
Not Available  
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
ben  

ISO 639 3
mni  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
omp  
59-AAF-u  

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

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Meithei and Bengali Speaking population

Meithei and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Meithei vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Bengali Language Codes

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

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