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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
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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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