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Meithei and Malagasy


Malagasy and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

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   
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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
15   
5
20   
10

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
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Salama!   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Maraina tsara   

Please
Chanbiduna   
azafady   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Not Available   

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
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
Meithei   
malgache   

German Name
Meithei   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
1700   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
mni   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
omp   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Object-Subject   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Meithei and Malagasy Speaking population

Meithei and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Meithei vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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