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Malaysian vs Meithei


Meithei vs Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Malaysia  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Thailand  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
24  
14
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
terima kasih  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Apa khabar?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
sila  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
maaf  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pekal  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Musi  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
malais  
Meithei  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Malaysian people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
1700  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
54  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
mni  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
mni  

ISO 639 6
may  
mni  

Glottocode
stan1306  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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Malaysian and Meithei Language History

Comparison of Malaysian vs Meithei language history gives us differences between origin of Malaysian and Meithei language. History of Malaysian language states that this language originated in c. 683 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 Malaysian and Meithei Language History.

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Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malaysian and Meithei language. Malaysian word for "Hello" is Hai or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Malaysian Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malaysian vs Meithei Difficulty

The Malaysian vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malaysian and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malaysian is 36 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.

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