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Meithei and Chewa


Chewa and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Zambia  

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.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Zulu language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
18  
8

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Moni  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Chonde  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
pepani  

Bye
Chatcharage  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Malawi, Zambia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
Meithei  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Meithei  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
1700  
15th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Chewa  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
nya  

ISO 639 3
mni  
nya  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
omp  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

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

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Meithei and Chewa Speaking population

Meithei and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. 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 Chewa on Meithei vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Chewa Language Codes

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

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