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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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