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Meithei and Hausa


Hausa and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
15  
5
32  
22

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
sannu  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
mai kyau safe  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Chatcharage  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
Meithei  
haoussa  

German Name
Meithei  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1700  
14  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Chadic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Hausa  

Language Position
38  
35
34  
32

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
hau  

ISO 639 3
mni  
hau  

ISO 639 6
mni  
hau  

Glottocode
mani1292  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
omp  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Meithei and Hausa Speaking population

Meithei and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Meithei vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Hausa Language Codes

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

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