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Meithei and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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
-  
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
-  
Dutch Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
15  
12

How Many Consonants
15  
5
17  
7

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
hallo  

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  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
jammer  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Totsiens  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ek het jou lief  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Verskoon my  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Kaapse Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
-  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Oranjeriverafrikaans  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
-  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Baster Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Namibia  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
10.30 million  
40

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  

History

Origin
1700  
17th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
38  
35
23  
21

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
af  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
afr  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
afr  

ISO 639 3
mni  
afr  

ISO 639 6
mni  
afrs  

Glottocode
mani1292  
afri1274  

Linguasphere
omp  
52-ACB-ba  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic  

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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.

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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.

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