Countries
India, Manipur
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
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
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Not Available
Samahani
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
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
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Swahili
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
sw
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mani1292
swah1254
Linguasphere
omp
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
Meithei and Swahili Speaking population
Meithei and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Meithei vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Swahili Language Codes
Meithei and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
