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English vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
33  
2

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
South Africa  

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.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
21  
11

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Hello  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Thank you  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
How are you?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Good Night  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Good Evening  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Good Afternoon  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Good Morning  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Please  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Sorry  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Bye  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
I love you  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Excuse Me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
American English  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
United States of America  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
225,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Hiberno-English  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
4,500,000.00  
15

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Welsh English  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
19
2,500,000.00  
14

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
188  
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
1,200.00 million  
1

Speaking Population
Not Available  
5.43 %  
4

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
400.00 million  
3

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
400.00 million  
1

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
English  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Not Available  

French Name
Meithei  
anglais  

German Name
Meithei  
Englisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1700  
5th Century AD  

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  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Standard English  

Language Position
Not Available  
3  
3

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed English  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
en  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
eng  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
eng  

ISO 639 3
mni  
eng  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
engs  

Glottocode
mani1292  
stan1293  

Linguasphere
omp  
52-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  

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Meithei and English Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs English language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and English language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD. 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 English Language History.

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Meithei and English 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 English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and English language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Meithei vs English Difficulty

The Meithei vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and English 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 English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.

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