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Italian and Meithei


Meithei and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
1  
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ciao  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
grazie  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Come stai?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
buonanotte  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
buonasera  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
buongiorno  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Per Favore  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
scusate  
Saobiganu  

Bye
arrivederci  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Ti amo  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Scusami  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Lazio  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Italian  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tuscan  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %  
23
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
64.00 million  
18
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Italiano  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
italien  
Meithei  

German Name
Italienisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Italians  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
960 BC  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Italian  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
27  
25
38  
35

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
it  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
ita  
mni  

ISO 639 3
ita  
mni  

ISO 639 6
itas  
mni  

Glottocode
ital1282  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Italian and Meithei Speaking population

Italian and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Meithei on Italian vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Meithei Language Codes

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