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Tulu vs Meithei


Meithei vs Tulu


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original 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
Kannada Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
15  
5

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Mast Upakara.  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
yedde rathre  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
yedde baiyya  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana  
Not Available  

Good Morning
yedde kaande  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Daya maltadu  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Barpe  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Kshamisi  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jain  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Girijan  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Tulu  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
Not Available  
Meithei  

German Name
Not Available  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Tuluva  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
14  
1700  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Tulu  
Standard Meithei  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available  
mni  

ISO 639 3
tcy  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tulu1258  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Tulu and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Tulu vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Tulu and Meithei language. History of Tulu language states that this language originated in 14 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 Tulu and Meithei Language History.

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

Tulu vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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