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Uyghur vs Meithei


Meithei vs Uyghur


Countries

Countries
China  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
China  
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
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Uzbek Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Gokturk Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
27  
17
15  
5

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Ässalamu läykum.  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
rakhmat  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
birdam  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
kachurung  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Khayr khosh  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Kachurung  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Turpan  
Loi  

Where They Speak
China  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hotan  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
China  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
273,000.00  
32

Dialect 3
Lop Nur  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
China  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
ouïgour  
Meithei  

German Name
Uigurisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Uyghur  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
11  
1700  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Uyghur  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
98  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
ug  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uig  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
uig  
mni  

ISO 639 3
uig  
mni  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
uigh1240  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Uyghur and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Uyghur vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Uyghur and Meithei language. History of Uyghur language states that this language originated in 11 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 Uyghur and Meithei Language History.

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

Uyghur vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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