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Meithei and Albanian


Albanian and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
15  
5
29  
19

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
mirëmengjes  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Me fal  

Bye
Chatcharage  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Italy  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

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

French Name
Meithei  
albanais  

German Name
Meithei  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
1700  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
38  
35
14  
13

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
alb  

ISO 639 3
mni  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
mni  
sqi  

Glottocode
mani1292  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
omp  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Meithei and Albanian Speaking population

Meithei and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Meithei vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Albanian Language Codes

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