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Vietnamese vs Meithei


Meithei vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Vietnam   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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
Chinese Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Cam on   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
xin vui lòng   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
vietnamien   
Meithei   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
1700   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
14   
13
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
mni   

ISO 639 3
vie   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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Vietnamese and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Meithei language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 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 Vietnamese and Meithei Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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