Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Manipur
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Asante
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
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Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
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Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Nongale haugatl
Please
tafadhali
Chanbiduna
I Love You
nakupenda
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Samahani
Not Available
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Native Name
Not Available
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
swahili
Meithei
German Name
Swahili
Meithei
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Meithei people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
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ISO 639 1
sw
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
swah1254
mani1292
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Meithei Speaking population
Swahili and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Meithei on Swahili vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Meithei Language Codes
Swahili and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.