Countries
India, Manipur
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
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
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
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.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
Meithei
  
pachto
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
1700
  
1651
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Meithei and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Pashto language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Pashto Difficulty
The Meithei vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.