Shona and Meithei
Countries
Zimbabwe
India, Manipur
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Manheru
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Good Afternoon
Masikati
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Good Morning
Mangwanani
Nongale haugatl
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Chanbiduna
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Saobiganu
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
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Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Zezuru
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
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মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
shona
Meithei
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Meithei people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Standard Meithei
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
sn
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
mani1292
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona and Meithei Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Shona and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Meithei Speaking population
Shona and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Shona and Meithei on Shona vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Meithei Language Codes
Shona and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
