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Meithei vs Filipino


Filipino vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
15   
5
23   
13

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   
Kumusta   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Kumusta   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Magandang umaga   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Paalam   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Waray   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
filipino   

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

French Name
Meithei   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Meithei   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1700   
16th Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Austronesian 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   
Filipino   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
fil   

ISO 639 3
mni   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
omp   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Meithei and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Filipino language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Filipino Language History.

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

Meithei vs Filipino Difficulty

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

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