Igbo and Meithei
Countries
Nigeria
India, Manipur
National Language
Nigeria
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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 Hausa Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Alphabets in
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Thank You
dalụ
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Nongale haugatl
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Eina nangbu nungsi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Not present
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
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Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Native Name
igbo
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Ibo
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Meithei people
Origin
30th Century BC
1700
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
ig
No data available
Glottocode
nucl1417
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Meithei Speaking population
Igbo and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Meithei on Igbo vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Meithei Language Codes
Igbo and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.