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Meithei and Mossi


Mossi and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Burkina Faso   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
8   
5

How Many Consonants
15   
5
16   
6

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Kia ora   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Laafi bala   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Laafi beme ?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Ne y yungo   

Good Evening
Not Available   
ne y zabre   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Kia ora   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Ne y yibeogo   

Please
Chanbiduna   
gafare   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
gafare   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Wend na kon-d nindaare   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Kei te aroha au ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Y gafare   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Ouapadoupou   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Saremde   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Burkina Faso   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Taolende   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Burkina Faso   

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+
7.60 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Mosse   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Not Available   

French Name
Meithei   
moré   

German Name
Meithei   
Mossi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Mossi   

History

Origin
1700   
Not available   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Gur (Voltaic)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Mossi   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
mos   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
mos   

ISO 639 3
mni   
mos   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
moss1236   

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

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Meithei and Mossi Speaking population

Meithei and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Meithei vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Mossi Language Codes

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

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