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Meithei and Arabic


Arabic and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
23  
4

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  

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.
  
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Amharic and Hebrew  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
15  
5
28  
18

Scripts
Bengali  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
مرحبا  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
شكرا  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
كيف حالك؟  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
تصبح على خير  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
مساء الخير  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
مساء الخير  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
صباح الخير  

Please
Chanbiduna  
من فضلك  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
آسف  

Bye
Chatcharage  
وداعا  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
أحبك  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
اعذرني  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Maghrebi  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
310,000,000.00  
2

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Sudanese  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Sudan  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
17,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Levantine  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Cyprus, Levant  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
452.00 million  
4

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
4.43 %  
6

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
206.00 million  
6

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
246.00 million  
2

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
(al arabiya) العربية  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  

French Name
Meithei  
arabe  

German Name
Meithei  
Arabisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Arabs  

History

Origin
1700  
512 CE  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Arabic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Modern Standard Arabic  

Language Position
38  
35
25  
23

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Arabic  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ar  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
ara  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
ara  

ISO 639 3
mni  
ara  

ISO 639 6
mni  
ara  

Glottocode
mani1292  
arab1395  

Linguasphere
omp  
12-AAC  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Meithei and Arabic Speaking population

Meithei and Arabic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Arabic languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Arabic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 %. 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 Arabic on Meithei vs Arabic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Arabic Language Codes

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

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