Home
Languagevs


Meithei and Chewa


Chewa and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

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  
Zambia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Zulu language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
18  
8

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Moni  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Chonde  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
pepani  

Bye
Chatcharage  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
Meithei  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Meithei  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
1700  
15th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Chewa  

Language Position
38  
35
27  
25

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
nya  

ISO 639 3
mni  
nya  

ISO 639 6
mni  
nya  

Glottocode
mani1292  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
omp  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Meithei and Chewa Speaking population

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

Meithei and Chewa Language Codes

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

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages