Countries
India, Manipur
South Africa
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Dankie
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
goeie nag
Good Evening
মানিপুরি
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
goeie more
Please
Chanbiduna
asseblief
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
দুঃখিত
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Loi
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
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Dialect 2
Pangal
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
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Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Namibia
Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Cape Dutch
French Name
Meithei
afrikaans
German Name
Meithei
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Meithei people
Afrikaners
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
ISO 639 1
No data available
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Glottocode
mani1292
afri1274
Linguasphere
omp
52-ACB-ba
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
All Meithei and Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Afrikaans Speaking population
Meithei and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Afrikaans on Meithei vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Afrikaans Language Codes
Meithei and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.