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Meithei and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India  

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  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
15  
5
34  
24

Scripts
Bengali  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

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
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
Meithei  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Meithei  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Not Available  

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  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
Not Available  
37  
29

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  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
bho  

ISO 639 3
mni  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
omp  
59-AAF-sa  

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

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Meithei and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Meithei and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Meithei vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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