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Meithei and Maltese


Maltese and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Malta   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
15   
5
24   
14

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Ħello   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Kif int?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Skużani!   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Not Present   

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+
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
0.52 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Malti   

French Name
Meithei   
maltais   

German Name
Meithei   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Maltese   

History

Origin
1700   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Maltese   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
mni   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
omp   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Meithei and Maltese Speaking population

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

Meithei and Maltese Language Codes

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

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