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Filipino and Meithei


Meithei and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Salamat  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Mangyaring  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Paalam  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Waray  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
filipino  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
Meithei  

German Name
Pilipino  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1700  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
34  
32
38  
35

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
mni  

ISO 639 3
fil  
mni  

ISO 639 6
fil  
mni  

Glottocode
fili1244  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Filipino and Meithei Speaking population

Filipino and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % 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 Filipino and Meithei on Filipino vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Meithei Language Codes

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

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