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Meithei and Igbo


Igbo and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Nigeria  

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  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
15  
5
28  
18

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
52 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
kedụ  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
dalụ  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
Not Available  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Biko  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Ndo  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Not Available  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
1,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Not Available  

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+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
igbo  

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

French Name
Meithei  
igbo  

German Name
Meithei  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
1700  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Kwa  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
Not Available  
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
mni  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
nucl1417  

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  
Agglutinative  

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

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Meithei and Igbo Speaking population

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

Meithei and Igbo Language Codes

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

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