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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Mhoro
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
Waita zvako
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
Manheru
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Masikati
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Mangwanani
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
Ndineurombo
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
bye
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
Ndinokuda
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Hwesa
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Karanga
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Zezuru
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.30 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Native Name
Not Available
  
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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
20th century
  
1700
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Not Available
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Not Available
  
Standard Meithei
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
sn
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sna
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
sna
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
sna
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
core1255
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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.