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Meithei and Irish


Irish and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
15   
5
13   
3

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Chanbiduna   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Slán   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Ulster   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
Meithei   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Meithei   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1700   
c. 750   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
gle   

ISO 639 3
mni   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
omp   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Meithei and Irish Speaking population

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

Meithei and Irish Language Codes

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

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