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Meithei and Hausa


Hausa and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

How Many Consonants
15   
5
32   
22

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
sannu   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
gode ku   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
yaya dai   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
Not Available   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
mai kyau safe   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Don Allah   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
yi hakuri   

Bye
Chatcharage   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Niger   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
Meithei   
haoussa   

German Name
Meithei   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
1700   
14   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Chadic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Hausa   

Language Position
Not Available   
34   
27

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
hau   

ISO 639 3
mni   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
omp   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Meithei and Hausa Speaking population

Meithei and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Meithei vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Hausa Language Codes

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

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