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Meithei vs Marwari


Marwari vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Rajastan, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Rajastan, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Nepal, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Gujarati Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
15  
5
32  
22

Scripts
Bengali  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
khammaghani  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
dhanyavaad  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kikan ho sa?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
shubh raatri  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Shubh Honjh  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Shubh Befar  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Shubh Havar  

Please
Chanbiduna  
kirpa  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Maaf Karo  

Bye
Chatcharage  
bye  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
main tanne pyaar karoon  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
maaf karo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Jogi  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Bagri  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
India  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Dhundhari  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.21 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
14.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Marwari  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  

French Name
Meithei  
marvari  

German Name
Meithei  
Marwari  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Marwari or Marwadi  

History

Origin
1700  
16  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European 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  
Marwari  

Language Position
Not Available  
72  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Not Available  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
mwr  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
mwr  

ISO 639 3
mni  
mwr  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
raja1256  

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 Marwari Language History

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

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

Meithei vs Marwari Difficulty

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

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