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Meithei and Sanskrit


Sanskrit and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
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  
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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
16  
13

How Many Consonants
15  
5
36  
26

Scripts
Bengali  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
Not Available  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Not Available  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
0  

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
14.10 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

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

French Name
Meithei  
sanskrit  

German Name
Meithei  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1700  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Sanskrit  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
san  

ISO 639 3
mni  
san  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Ancient  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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

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Meithei and Sanskrit Speaking population

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

Meithei and Sanskrit Language Codes

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

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