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Meithei vs Japanese


Japanese vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Japan   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Pacific   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Palau   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

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.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
99   
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
15   
5
14   
4

Scripts
Bengali   
Kana   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
ありがとう (Arigatō)   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
おはよう (Ohayō)   

Please
Chanbiduna   
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   

Bye
Chatcharage   
さようなら (Sayōnara)   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
すみません (Sumimasen)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Sanuki   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Kagawa   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
1,000,000.00   
28

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Hakata   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Fukuoka   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Kansai   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
kansai   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
31   
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
128.00 million   
14

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.90 %   
10

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
128.00 million   
9

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
日本語   

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

French Name
Meithei   
japonais   

German Name
Meithei   
Japanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Japanese (Yamato)   

History

Origin
1700   
1185   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Japonic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Japanese   

Language Position
Not Available   
8   
8

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Japanese   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ja   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
jpn   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
jpn   

ISO 639 3
mni   
jpn   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
nucl1643   

Linguasphere
omp   
45-CAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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Meithei and Japanese Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Japanese language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Japanese language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185. 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 Japanese Language History.

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

Meithei vs Japanese Difficulty

The Meithei vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Japanese 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 Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.

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