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Meithei vs Shona


Shona vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
15   
5
46   
34

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Mangwanani   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Chatcharage   
bye   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
southern Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
Meithei   
shona   

German Name
Meithei   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1700   
20th century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
sna   

ISO 639 3
mni   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
core1255   

Linguasphere
omp   
99-AUT-a   

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 Shona Language History

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

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

Meithei vs Shona Difficulty

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

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