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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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