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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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