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Hindi and Meithei


Meithei and Hindi


Countries

Countries
Fiji, India   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
  • 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
Urdu   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
6   
3

How Many Consonants
33   
23
15   
5

Scripts
Devanagari   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
खेद (Khēda)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khariboli   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00   
2
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Marwari   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00   
3
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Bundeli   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Bundelkhand   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
4
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
380.00 million   
5
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
4.70 %   
5
Not Available   

Native Speakers
260.00 million   
4
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
120.00 million   
6
Not Available   

Native Name
हिन्दी   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
hindi   
Meithei   

German Name
Hindi   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hindustani people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
7th Century   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Hindi   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
5   
5
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
hi   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hin   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
hin   
mni   

ISO 639 3
hin   
mni   

ISO 639 6
hins   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hind1269   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Hindi and Meithei Speaking population

Hindi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Meithei on Hindi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hindi and Meithei Language Codes

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

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