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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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