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Meithei and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

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.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
15   
5
30   
20

Scripts
Bengali   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

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   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Not Available   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Not Available   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Tsip maza   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Bhutan   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
Meithei   
dzongkha   

German Name
Meithei   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
1700   
17th Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Dzongkha   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
mni   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
omp   
No data Available   

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

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Meithei and Dzongkha Speaking population

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

Meithei and Dzongkha Language Codes

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