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Meithei and Hmong


Hmong and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
15  
5
60  
36

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
Chanbiduna  
thov  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Laos  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
310,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
China  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
31,000,000.00  
19

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Mong  

French Name
Meithei  
hmong  

German Name
Meithei  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
1700  
19  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Hmong  

Language Position
38  
35
24  
22

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
mni  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
mni  
hmn  

Glottocode
mani1292  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Hmong Speaking population

Meithei and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Hmong on Meithei vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Hmong Language Codes

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

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