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Zulu vs Meithei


Meithei vs Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
50   
35
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
Sawubona   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
unjani   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Not Available   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Saobiganu   

Bye
bye   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

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

French Name
zoulou   
Meithei   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
19   
1700   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
87   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
mni   

ISO 639 3
zul   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Zulu and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Meithei language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 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 Zulu and Meithei Language History.

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

Zulu vs Meithei Difficulty

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

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