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Greek and Meithei


Meithei and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
17   
7
15   
5

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Griko   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
Meithei   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
mni   

ISO 639 3
ell   
mni   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Greek and Meithei Speaking population

Greek and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Greek and Meithei on Greek vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Meithei Language Codes

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

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