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Meithei and Marwari


Marwari and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Rajastan, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Rajastan, India   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Nepal, Pakistan   

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.
  
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Gujarati Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
42   
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
10   
7

How Many Consonants
15   
5
32   
22

Scripts
Bengali   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
khammaghani   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
dhanyavaad   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Kikan ho sa?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
shubh raatri   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Shubh Honjh   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Shubh Befar   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Shubh Havar   

Please
Chanbiduna   
kirpa   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Maaf Karo   

Bye
Chatcharage   
bye   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
main tanne pyaar karoon   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
maaf karo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Jogi   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
India   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Bagri   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
India   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Dhundhari   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.21 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
14.00 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Marwari   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani   

French Name
Meithei   
marvari   

German Name
Meithei   
Marwari   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Marwari or Marwadi   

History

Origin
1700   
16   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Marwari   

Language Position
Not Available   
72   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
mwr   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
mwr   

ISO 639 3
mni   
mwr   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
raja1256   

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

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Meithei and Marwari Speaking population

Meithei and Marwari speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Marwari languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Marwari Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Marwari language is 0.21 %. 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 Marwari on Meithei vs Marwari where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Marwari Language Codes

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

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