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Meithei vs Dogri


Dogri vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Jammu and Kashmir, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
  • Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
15  
5
36  
26

Scripts
Bengali  
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Ke aal aee  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
dhanwaad  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
kiyaan oo ji  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
shub ratri  

Good Evening
Not Available  
shub ratri  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
su prabat  

Please
Chanbiduna  
kripya  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
mere kaulan galti ooyyii  

Bye
Chatcharage  
changa ji pher  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Minjo tere naal pyar hega  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
gustakhi maaf  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Jaunsari  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Kullu  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
110,000.00  
35

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Hinduri  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
France, Himachal Pradesh, India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
डोगरी  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru  

French Name
Meithei  
dogri  

German Name
Meithei  
Dogri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Dogras  

History

Origin
1700  
1971  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No Early Forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Dogri  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
mni  
doi  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
indo1311  

Linguasphere
omp  
Not Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Meithei and Dogri Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Dogri language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Dogri language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Dogri language states that this language originated in 1971. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Meithei and Dogri Language History.

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Meithei and Dogri Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Meithei and Dogri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Dogri language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Dogri word for "Thank You" is dhanwaad. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Dogri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Meithei vs Dogri Difficulty

The Meithei vs Dogri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Dogri Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Meithei and Dogri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Dogri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Dogri time required is Not Available.

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