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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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