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Meithei and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Czech Republic   

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Chanbiduna   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
Meithei   
vietnamien   

German Name
Meithei   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
1700   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
Not Available   
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
vie   

ISO 639 3
mni   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
omp   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Meithei and Vietnamese Speaking population

Meithei and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Meithei vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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