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Meithei vs French


French vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

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

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
15  
5
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
bonjour  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Merci  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Not Available  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Bonjour  

Please
Chanbiduna  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
désolé  

Bye
Chatcharage  
au revoir  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Pangal  
African French  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
19
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
français  

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

French Name
Meithei  
français  

German Name
Meithei  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1700  
9th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Standard French  

Language Position
Not Available  
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
fre  

ISO 639 3
mni  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
mani1292  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
omp  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Meithei and French Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and French language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Meithei vs French Difficulty

The Meithei vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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