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Belarusian and Meithei


Meithei and Belarusian


Countries

Countries
Belarus, Poland  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Belarus, Gambia  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Poland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
  • 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
Russian and Ukrainian  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
48  
28
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
39  
28
15  
5

Scripts
Cyrillic  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
dobry dzień  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Dziakuj  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Jak vy ?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Dabranač  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Dobry viečar  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
dobry dzień  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Kali laska  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Vybačajcie  
Saobiganu  

Bye
da pabačennia  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Vybačajcie  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian  
Loi  

Where They Speak
North-East Belarus  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
South-West Belarus  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Middle Belarus  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.89 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
biélorusse  
Meithei  

German Name
Weißrussisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Belarusians  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
18th century  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Eastern  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old East Slavic  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Belarusian  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
79  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Belarusian Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
be  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bel  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
bel  
mni  

ISO 639 3
bel  
mni  

ISO 639 6
bel  
mni  

Glottocode
bela1254  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Belarusian and Meithei Speaking population

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

Belarusian and Meithei Language Codes

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

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