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Kannada and Meithei


Meithei and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
15  
5

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
Saobiganu  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
kannada  
Meithei  

German Name
Kannada  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1700  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
31  
29
38  
35

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
mni  

ISO 639 3
kan  
mni  

ISO 639 6
kan  
mni  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kannada and Meithei Speaking population

Kannada and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Meithei on Kannada vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Meithei Language Codes

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

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