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Meithei vs Estonian


Estonian vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Estonia, European Union  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Estonia, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Denmark, Russia, Sweden  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Institute of the Estonian Language  

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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Finnish  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
15  
5
18  
8

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Tere  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
aitäh  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
kuidas sul läheb  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Head ööd  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Tere õhtust  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Tere päevast  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Tere hommikust  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Palun  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Vabandust  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Head aega  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
ma armastan sind  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Vabandage  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Keskmurre  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Tartu  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Georgia, South Estonia  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Idamurre  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
0.95 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
eesti keel  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Eesti keel  

French Name
Meithei  
estonien  

German Name
Meithei  
Estnisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Estonians  

History

Origin
1700  
13th century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Uralic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Finno-Ugric  

Branch
Not Available  
Finnic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Estonian  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Estonian Sign Language  

Scope
Not Available  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
et  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
est  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
est  

ISO 639 3
mni  
est  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
esto1258  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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Meithei and Estonian Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Estonian language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Estonian language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Estonian language states that this language originated in 13th century. 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 Estonian Language History.

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

Meithei vs Estonian Difficulty

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

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