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Meithei and Cebuano


Cebuano and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
15   
5
16   
6

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Hoy   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Palihug   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Babay   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Bohol   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
southern Leyte   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
northern part of Leyte   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
Meithei   
cebuano   

German Name
Meithei   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
1700   
16th century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austronesian 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   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
Not Available   
62   
99+

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   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
mni   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
omp   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Meithei and Cebuano Speaking population

Meithei and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Meithei vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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