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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  
-  

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  
-  

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  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

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)  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

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)  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khariboli  
Loi  

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

How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00  
3
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  
24
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bundeli  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Bundelkhand  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
1,250,000.00  
99+

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
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
260.00 million  
4
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
120.00 million  
6
1.50 million  
99+

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]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

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  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Hindi  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
5  
5
38  
35

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

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  
mni  

Glottocode
hind1269  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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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 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 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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