Home
Languagevs


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  

Summary >>
<< Code

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.

Compare Most Difficult Languages

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.

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages