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Meithei vs Lithuanian


Lithuanian vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
European Union, Lithuania   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Lithuania   

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   
Poland   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission of the Lithuanian 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.
  
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Latvian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Ačiū   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Kaip sekasi?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Labanakt   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Labas vakaras   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Laba diena   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Labas rytas   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Prašom   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
atsiprašau   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Ate   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Aš myliu tave   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Atsiprašau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Samogitian   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Aukštaitian   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Lithuania   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Curonian   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Lithuania   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
3.00 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
lietuvių kalba   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy   

French Name
Meithei   
lituanien   

German Name
Meithei   
Litauisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Lithuanians   

History

Origin
1700   
c. 1503   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Baltic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Lithuanian   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Lithuanian Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
lt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
lit   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
lit   

ISO 639 3
mni   
lit   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
lith1251   

Linguasphere
omp   
54-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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Meithei and Lithuanian Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Lithuanian language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Lithuanian language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Lithuanian language states that this language originated in c. 1503. 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 Lithuanian Language History.

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

Meithei vs Lithuanian Difficulty

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

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