Meithei and Chewa
Countries
India, Manipur
Malawi, Zimbabwe
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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
Bye
Chatcharage
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
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Pepani
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Pangal
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
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Ethnicity
Meithei people
Chewa people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Chewa
Signed Forms
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Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ny
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mani1292
nyan1308
Linguasphere
omp
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.