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Meithei and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
India, Pakistan   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Hindi and Urdu Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
17   
14

How Many Consonants
15   
5
27   
17

Scripts
Bengali   
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Assalām ‘alaikum   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Hach t'ochoktiya   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Hach ch'i   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Not Available   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Khuda hāfiz   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Kashtawari   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Poguli   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Pogul and Paristan valleys   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Rambani   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
India   

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+
5.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
5.42 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   

French Name
Meithei   
kashmiri   

German Name
Meithei   
Kaschmiri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəːʃur]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Kashmiris or koshur   

History

Origin
1700   
12th 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   
Kashmiri   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ks   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
kas   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
kas   

ISO 639 3
mni   
kas   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
kash1277   

Linguasphere
omp   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Meithei and Kashmiri Speaking population

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

Meithei and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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