Countries
South Africa
  
India, Manipur
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
  
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Molo
  
Khurumjari
  
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
  
Yamna nungaijare
  
How Are You?
Unjani
  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
  
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
  
Athengba Ahing
  
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Molo
  
Nongale haugatl
  
Please
Ndicela
  
Chanbiduna
  
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
  
Saobiganu
  
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
Chatcharage
  
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
  
Eina nangbu nungsi
  
Excuse Me
Uxolo
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Burma, Laos
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Thembu
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Hlubi
  
Meithei proper
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,250,000.00
  
19
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.20 million
  
99+
1.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
isiXhosa
  
মৈইতৈইলোন
  
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
  
French Name
xhosa
  
Meithei
  
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Meithei
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Meithei people
  
Origin
16th Century
  
1700
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
  
Standard Meithei
  
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
xh
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
xho
  
mni
  
ISO 639 2/B
xho
  
mni
  
ISO 639 3
xho
  
mni
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
xhos1239
  
mani1292
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
  
omp
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Xhosa and Meithei language. Xhosa word for "Hello" is Molo or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Xhosa Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Xhosa vs Meithei Difficulty
The Xhosa vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Xhosa and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Xhosa is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.