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Basque and Meithei


Meithei and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
France, Spain  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • 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
Spanish  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Gabon  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Egun on  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Mesedez  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Barkatu  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Agur  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Loi  

Where They Speak
France  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
750,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Euskara  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
basque  
Meithei  

German Name
Baskisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
1700  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Basque  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
30  
28
38  
35

Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
mni  

ISO 639 3
eus  
mni  

ISO 639 6
eus  
mni  

Glottocode
basq1248  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Basque and Meithei Speaking population

Basque and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % 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 Basque and Meithei on Basque vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Meithei Language Codes

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

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