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Telugu and Meithei


Meithei and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
6   
3

How Many Consonants
41   
30
15   
5

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
télougou   
Meithei   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1700   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
15   
14
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
mni   

ISO 639 3
tel   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
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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All Telugu 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 Telugu and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Meithei Speaking population

Telugu and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Meithei on Telugu vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Meithei Language Codes

Telugu and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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