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Meithei and Madurese


Madurese and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
15   
5
21   
11

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Halo   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Not Available   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Not Available   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
110,000.00   
40

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Bawean   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Bangkalan   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Indonesia   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.23 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Madurese   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   

French Name
Meithei   
madourais   

German Name
Meithei   
Maduresisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Madurese   

History

Origin
1700   
Not Available   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Madurese   

Language Position
Not Available   
69   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
mad   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
mad   

ISO 639 3
mni   
mad   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
madu1247   

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   
Not Available   

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

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Meithei and Madurese Speaking population

Meithei and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Meithei vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Madurese Language Codes

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

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