Countries
India, Manipur
  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Somalia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Middle East
  
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Yemen
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
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.
  
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Arabic Language
  
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Hello
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Sidee tahay ?
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
Habeenka Good
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Evening Good
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
galab wanaagsan
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
Subax wanaagsan
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Fadlan
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
sorry
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
caraysiiyo
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Waan ku jeclahay
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
iga raali ahow
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Northern Somali
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Gabon, Standard Somali
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Benaadir
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Af-Ashraaf
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Standard Somali
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
13.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
8.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
af Soomaali
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  
French Name
Meithei
  
somali
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Somali
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Somalis
  
Origin
1700
  
19th century
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Somali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Somali Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
so
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
som
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
som
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
som
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
soma1255
  
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
  
Meithei and Somali 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 Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Somali language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Somali Difficulty
The Meithei vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Somali 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 Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.