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Meithei and Oromo


Oromo and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Somalia  

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
15  
5
24  
14

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
akkam  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
19
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
Meithei  
galla  

German Name
Meithei  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1700  
16  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Cushitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
Not Available  
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
orm  

ISO 639 3
mni  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
nucl1736  

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

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Meithei and Oromo Speaking population

Meithei and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Meithei vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Oromo Language Codes

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

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