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Meithei and Telugu


Telugu and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
19   
16

How Many Consonants
15   
5
41   
30

Scripts
Bengali   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Chanbiduna   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
Chatcharage   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
Meithei   
télougou   

German Name
Meithei   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
1700   
c. 575   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Telugu   

Language Position
Not Available   
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
tel   

ISO 639 3
mni   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
omp   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Meithei and Telugu Speaking population

Meithei and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Meithei vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Telugu Language Codes

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

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