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Albanian and Meithei


Meithei and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
29  
19
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Ju lutem  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Me fal  
Saobiganu  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
albanais  
Meithei  

German Name
Albanisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
14  
13
38  
35

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
mni  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
mni  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
mni  

Glottocode
alba1267  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Albanian and Meithei Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Albanian and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Meithei Speaking population

Albanian and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Albanian and Meithei on Albanian vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Meithei Language Codes

Albanian and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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