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Amharic and Meithei


Meithei and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
31  
21
15  
5

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
i'bakwon  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Saobiganu  

Bye
tschao  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Showa  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
አማርኛ  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
amharique  
Meithei  

German Name
Amharisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
13th century  
1700  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
55  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
mni  

ISO 639 3
amh  
mni  

ISO 639 6
amh  
mni  

Glottocode
amha1245  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Amharic 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 Amharic and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Meithei Speaking population

Amharic and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Meithei on Amharic vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Meithei Language Codes

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

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