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Meithei vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • 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
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
azafady  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Veloma!  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Burma, Laos  

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
-  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
malgache  
Meithei  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1700  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
84  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
mni  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
mni  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
mni  

Glottocode
mala1537  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Malagasy and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Meithei language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Malagasy and Meithei Language History.

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Malagasy and Meithei Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Malagasy and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Meithei language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Meithei Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Meithei Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Malagasy and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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