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Meithei and Xhosa


Xhosa and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Botswana, Lesotho   

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.
  
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
10   
7

How Many Consonants
15   
5
43   
32

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   
Molo   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Ndiyabulela   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Unjani   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Ulale kakuhle   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Ubusuku obuhle   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Uben' emva kwemini entle   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Molo   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Ndicela   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Ndicela uxolo   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Ndiyakuthanda   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Gcaleka   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
South Africa   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Thembu   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
South Africa   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Hlubi   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
South Africa   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
20.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
8.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
isiXhosa   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   

French Name
Meithei   
xhosa   

German Name
Meithei   
Xhosa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   

History

Origin
1700   
16th 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   
isiXhosa   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Xhosa   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
xh   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
xho   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
xho   

ISO 639 3
mni   
xho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
xhos1239   

Linguasphere
omp   
99-AUT-fa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Meithei and Xhosa Speaking population

Meithei and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Meithei vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Xhosa Language Codes

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

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