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Meithei vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
1  
14

National Language
France  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Merci  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
désolé  
Saobiganu  

Bye
au revoir  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Loi  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
African French  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
18
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
français  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
français  
Meithei  

German Name
Französisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
French people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
13  
12
38  
35

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
mni  

ISO 639 3
fra  
mni  

ISO 639 6
fras  
mni  

Glottocode
stan1290  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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French and Meithei Language History

Comparison of French vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of French and Meithei language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Meithei Language History.

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French and Meithei Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Meithei language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common French Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Meithei Difficulty

The French vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Meithei Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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