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Meithei and Armenian


Armenian and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Armenian Highland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Greek  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
38  
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
15  
5
32  
22

Scripts
Bengali  
Armenian manuscript  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
12  
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Բարեւ (Barev)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Բարի օր (Bari or)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
կներեք (knerek’)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Ց'տեսություն  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Western Armenian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
6.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
7.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  

French Name
Meithei  
arménien  

German Name
Meithei  
Armenisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Armenians  

History

Origin
1700  
late 5th century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  

Language Position
38  
35
14  
13

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Armenian  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
hy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
hye  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
arm  

ISO 639 3
mni  
hye  

ISO 639 6
mni  
hye  

Glottocode
mani1292  
arme1241  

Linguasphere
omp  
57-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Meithei and Armenian Speaking population

Meithei and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 %. 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 Armenian on Meithei vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Armenian Language Codes

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