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Assamese and Meithei


Meithei and Assamese


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
    •   
  • 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
Bengali and Oriya  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
41  
30
15  
5

Scripts
Bengali  
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
nomoskaar  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
subhoraattri  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
subha gadhuli  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
subha abeli  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
suprobhaat  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
anugroha kori  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
moi ḍukkhita  
Saobiganu  

Bye
biḍai  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
kyoma koribo  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kamrupi  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Western Assam  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Goalpariya  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Western Assam  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
30
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bhakatiya  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Assam  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
27
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
assamais  
Meithei  

German Name
Assamesisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Assamese people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
7th century A.D  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Kamarupa  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Assamese  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
65  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Assamese  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
as  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
asm  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
asm  
mni  

ISO 639 3
asm  
mni  

ISO 639 6
asm  
mni  

Glottocode
assa1263  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-w  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Assamese and Meithei Speaking population

Assamese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % 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 Assamese and Meithei on Assamese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Assamese and Meithei Language Codes

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

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