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Urdu and Meithei


Meithei and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Pakistan   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Asia   

Minority Language
India   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
6   
3

How Many Consonants
40   
29
15   
5

Scripts
Arabic   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
سلام علیکم   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون   
Not Available   

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
براہ مہربانی   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
معاف کرنا   
Saobiganu   

Bye
الوداع   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini   
Loi   

Where They Speak
India   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00   
12
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
India   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Rekhta   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
South Asia   
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?
104.00 million   
15
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
Not Available   

Native Speakers
61.00 million   
19
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million   
14
Not Available   

Native Name
اُردُو   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Bihari   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
ourdou   
Meithei   

German Name
Urdu   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
12th Century CE   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
20   
18
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ur   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
urd   
mni   

ISO 639 3
urd   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
urdu1245   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Urdu and Meithei Speaking population

Urdu and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Meithei on Urdu vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Meithei Language Codes

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

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