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Meithei vs Santali


Santali vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
15  
5
21  
11

Scripts
Bengali  
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Boge Setak’  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Not Available  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Not Available  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Not Available  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Not Available  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Not Available  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
1  
1

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
6.30 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
Meithei  
santal  

German Name
Meithei  
Santali  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
1700  
20th century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austroasiatic 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  
Santali  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
sat  

ISO 639 3
mni  
sat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mani1292  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Meithei and Santali Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Santali language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Santali language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th 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 Santali Language History.

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

Meithei vs Santali Difficulty

The Meithei vs Santali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Santali 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 Santali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Santali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Santali time required is Not Available.

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