Countries
India, Manipur
  
Benin, Nigeria
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Nigeria
  
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
  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Yoruba 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.
  
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Owo and Itsekiri languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Khurumjari
  
Ẹ n lẹ
  
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
  
e dupe
  
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Bawo ni o se wa
  
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
  
Kasun layọ o
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
ka a ale
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
e kaasan
  
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
  
e kaaro
  
Please
Chanbiduna
  
Jowo
  
Sorry
Saobiganu
  
binu
  
Bye
Chatcharage
  
bye
  
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
mo nifẹ rẹ
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
mo tọrọ gafara
  
Dialect 1
Loi
  
Itsekiri
  
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
  
Nigeria
  
Dialect 2
Pangal
  
Ede
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Benin, Togo
  
Dialect 3
Meithei proper
  
Ulukwumi
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Nigeria
  
How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
1.50 million
  
99+
30.00 million
  
36
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.50 million
  
99+
28.00 million
  
29
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Yorùbá
  
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
Yariba, Yooba
  
French Name
Meithei
  
yoruba
  
German Name
Meithei
  
Yoruba-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Meithei people
  
Yoruba people
  
Origin
1700
  
4 BC
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Kwa
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
  
Yorùbá
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Yoruba Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
yo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mni
  
yor
  
ISO 639 2/B
mni
  
yor
  
ISO 639 3
mni
  
yor
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mani1292
  
yoru1245
  
Linguasphere
omp
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Meithei and Yoruba 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 Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Yoruba language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Meithei vs Yoruba Difficulty
The Meithei vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Yoruba 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 Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.