Countries
India, Manipur
  
Zimbabwe
  
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 in
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Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Hwesa
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Zimbabwe
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Karanga
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
southern Zimbabwe
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.