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Meithei and Abkhaz


Abkhaz and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Abkhazia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Adyghe language, Abaza language  

Derived From
-  
Caucasian languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
62  
36

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
2  
1

How Many Consonants
15  
5
60  
36

Scripts
Bengali  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
27 weeks  
8

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
амритана  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Амарахь  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
-  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Извините (Izvinite)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Bzyb  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Abkhazia  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
106,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Abzhywa  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Caucasus  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
106,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Sadz  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Turkey  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
106,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
0.13 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
-  

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)  

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

French Name
Meithei  
abkhaze  

German Name
Meithei  
Abchasisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[abxaz]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Abkhaz people  

History

Origin
1700  
c. 1650  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Northwest Caucasian  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Abkhaz  

Language Position
38  
35
28  
26

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Abkhaz Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ab  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
abk  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
abk  

ISO 639 3
mni  
abk  

ISO 639 6
mni  
abks  

Glottocode
mani1292  
abkh1244  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Historical  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Meithei and Abkhaz Speaking population

Meithei and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz 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 Meithei and Abkhaz on Meithei vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Abkhaz Language Codes

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

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