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Meithei and Greek


Greek and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Armenian  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
15  
5
17  
7

Scripts
Bengali  
Arabic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
Meithei  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Meithei  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
1700  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Hellenic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
38  
35
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
gre  

ISO 639 3
mni  
ell  

ISO 639 6
mni  
ells  

Glottocode
mani1292  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
omp  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Meithei and Greek Speaking population

Meithei and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Meithei vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Greek Language Codes

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

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