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Meithei vs Portuguese


Portuguese vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
10   
6

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
9   
6

How Many Consonants
15   
5
19   
9

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Olá   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
obrigado   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
boa noite   

Good Evening
Not Available   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
bom Dia   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Por Favor   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
pesaroso   

Bye
Chatcharage   
tchau   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Pangal   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
Not Available   
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Português   

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

French Name
Meithei   
portugais   

German Name
Meithei   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
1700   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
por   

ISO 639 3
mni   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
port1283   

Linguasphere
omp   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Meithei and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Portuguese language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century. 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 Portuguese Language History.

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

Meithei vs Portuguese Difficulty

The Meithei vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.

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