Home
Languagevs


Meithei and Estonian


Estonian and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Estonia, European Union   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Estonia, Gambia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Denmark, Russia, Sweden   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Institute of the Estonian Language   

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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Finnish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
9   
6

How Many Consonants
15   
5
18   
8

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Tere   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
aitäh   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
kuidas sul läheb   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Head ööd   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Tere õhtust   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Tere päevast   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Tere hommikust   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Palun   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Vabandust   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Head aega   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
ma armastan sind   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Vabandage   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Keskmurre   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Tartu   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Georgia, South Estonia   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Idamurre   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
0.95 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
eesti keel   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Eesti keel   

French Name
Meithei   
estonien   

German Name
Meithei   
Estnisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Estonians   

History

Origin
1700   
13th century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Uralic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Finno-Ugric   

Branch
Not Available   
Finnic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Estonian   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Estonian Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
et   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
est   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
est   

ISO 639 3
mni   
est   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
esto1258   

Linguasphere
omp   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Meithei and Estonian Speaking population

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

Meithei and Estonian Language Codes

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

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages