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Somali vs Meithei


Meithei vs Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Afar and Oromo Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
15   
5

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Fadlan   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
sorry   
Saobiganu   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
somali   
Meithei   

German Name
Somali   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
19th century   
1700   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
mni   

ISO 639 3
som   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Somali and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Somali vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Somali and Meithei language. History of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th century whereas history of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Somali and Meithei Language History.

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Somali and Meithei 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 Somali and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Somali and Meithei language. Somali word for "Hello" is Hello or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Somali Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Somali vs Meithei Difficulty

The Somali vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali Alphabets and Meithei 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 Somali and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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