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Meithei and Hindi


Hindi and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Fiji, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Central Hindi Directorate   

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.
  
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Urdu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
11   
8

How Many Consonants
15   
5
33   
23

Scripts
Bengali   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
नमस्ते (Namastē)   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   

Please
Chanbiduna   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
खेद (Khēda)   

Bye
Chatcharage   
अलविदा (Alavidā)   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Khariboli   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
240,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Marwari   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
22,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Bundeli   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Bundelkhand   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
20,000,000.00   
4

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
380.00 million   
5

Speaking Population
Not Available   
4.70 %   
5

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
260.00 million   
4

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
120.00 million   
6

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
हिन्दी   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   

French Name
Meithei   
hindi   

German Name
Meithei   
Hindi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Hindustani people   

History

Origin
1700   
7th Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Standard Hindi   

Language Position
Not Available   
5   
5

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
hi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
hin   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
hin   

ISO 639 3
mni   
hin   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
hins   

Glottocode
mani1292   
hind1269   

Linguasphere
omp   
59-AAF-qf   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Meithei and Hindi Speaking population

Meithei and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Meithei vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Hindi Language Codes

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

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