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Meithei and Catalan


Catalan and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
-  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
23  
13

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Hola  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Bon dia  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Perdó!  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Adéu  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
català  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
Meithei  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Meithei  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1700  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
38  
35
32  
30

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
cat  

ISO 639 3
mni  
cat  

ISO 639 6
mni  
cat  

Glottocode
mani1292  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
omp  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Catalan Speaking population

Meithei and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Catalan on Meithei vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Catalan Language Codes

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

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