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Meithei vs Meithei


Meithei vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
15   
5
15   
5

Scripts
Bengali   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Burma, Laos   

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

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Meithei proper   

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

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

French Name
Meithei   
Meithei   

German Name
Meithei   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
1700   
1700   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
mni   

ISO 639 3
mni   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
omp   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Meithei and Meithei Language History

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

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

Meithei vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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