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Meithei and Akan


Akan and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Ghana  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Akan Orthography 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.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
15  
5
16  
6

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
maadwo  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
maaha  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
maakye  

Please
Chanbiduna  
wae  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Kafra  

Bye
Chatcharage  
bye  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
Meithei  
akan  

German Name
Meithei  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
1700  
15  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Akan  

Language Position
38  
35
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
aka  

ISO 639 3
mni  
aka  

ISO 639 6
mni  
aka  

Glottocode
mani1292  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Akan Speaking population

Meithei and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Akan on Meithei vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Akan Language Codes

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

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