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Hausa and Meithei


Meithei and Hausa


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Nigeria  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
  • 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
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
32  
22
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
sannu  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
gode ku  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
yaya dai  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
mai kyau dare  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
barka da yamma  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
barka da rana  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
mai kyau safe  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Don Allah  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
yi hakuri  
Saobiganu  

Bye
sai anjima  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Ina son ku  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
gafara dai  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gaananci  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Ghana  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
50,000,000.00  
14
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
150,000,000.00  
3
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daragaram  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Niger  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
50.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
50.00 million  
28
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.52 %  
30
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
35.00 million  
27
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
haoussa  
Meithei  

German Name
Haussa-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
14  
1700  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Chadic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hausa  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
34  
32
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Hausa  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ha  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hau  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
hau  
mni  

ISO 639 3
hau  
mni  

ISO 639 6
hau  
mni  

Glottocode
haus1257  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
19-HAA-b  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Hausa and Meithei Speaking population

Hausa and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % 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 Hausa and Meithei on Hausa vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hausa and Meithei Language Codes

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

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