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Meithei vs Hausa


Hausa vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
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Derived From
Not Available  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
15  
5
32  
22

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
sannu  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
Not Available  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
mai kyau safe  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Chatcharage  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Niger  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.52 %  
28

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
Meithei  
haoussa  

German Name
Meithei  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1700  
14  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Chadic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Hausa  

Language Position
Not Available  
34  
27

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
hau  

ISO 639 3
mni  
hau  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
omp  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Meithei and Hausa Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Hausa language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Hausa language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Hausa language states that this language originated in 14. 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 Hausa Language History.

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

Meithei vs Hausa Difficulty

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

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