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Meithei and Maori


Maori and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
New Zealand  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Australia, Oceania  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Māori Language Commission  

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.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
10  
2

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Hello  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Not Available  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Morning pai  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Tēnā  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Chatcharage  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
New Zealand  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
Meithei  
maori  

German Name
Meithei  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
1700  
1814  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Polynesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Maori  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
mao  

ISO 639 3
mni  
mri  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
maor1246  

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

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Meithei and Maori Speaking population

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

Meithei and Maori Language Codes

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

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