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Meithei and Swahili


Swahili and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
15   
5
21   
11

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
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Habari   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Asante   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Habari gani?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Usiku mwema   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Habari za jioni   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
nzuri Alasiri   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Habari za asubuhi   

Please
Chanbiduna   
tafadhali   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
pole   

Bye
Chatcharage   
bye   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
nakupenda   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Samahani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Kiunguja   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Zanzibar island   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Kimrima   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Dar es Salaam   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Kimgao   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Kilwa   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
150.00 million   
13

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   

French Name
Meithei   
swahili   

German Name
Meithei   
Swahili   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Swahili people or Waswahili   

History

Origin
1700   
6th century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Swahili   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
sw   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
swa   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
swa   

ISO 639 3
mni   
swa   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
swah1254   

Linguasphere
omp   
99-AUS-m   

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

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Meithei and Swahili Speaking population

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Meithei and Swahili Language Codes

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