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Konkani and Meithei


Meithei and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
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   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • 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
Marathi   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
6   
3

How Many Consonants
36   
26
15   
5

Scripts
Devanagari   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
kaso assa?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
Chike   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Maf kor   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Adeus   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
upkar korxi   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Goa   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Not present   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Not present   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
konkani   
Meithei   

German Name
Konkani   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
kõkɳi   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Konkanis   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
1209 A.D.   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kokani   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
kok   
mni   

ISO 639 3
kok   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
goan1235   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Konkani and Meithei Speaking population

Konkani and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Meithei on Konkani vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Meithei Language Codes

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

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