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Hebrew and Meithei


Meithei and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Israel  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Israel  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Poland  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22  
4
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
6  
3

How Many Consonants
22  
12
15  
5

Scripts
Hebrew  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
תודה (Toda)  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)  
Saobiganu  

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
בבקשה!  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
9,200,000.00  
38
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
30
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
hébreu  
Meithei  

German Name
Hebräisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1000 BC  
1700  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Canaanitic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
23  
21
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
he  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
heb  
mni  

ISO 639 3
heb  
mni  

ISO 639 6
heb  
mni  

Glottocode
hebr1246  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Hebrew and Meithei Speaking population

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

Hebrew and Meithei Language Codes

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

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