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Meithei and Ilocano


Ilocano and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
15  
5
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Chanbiduna  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Pakada  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
ilokano  

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

French Name
Meithei  
ilocano  

German Name
Meithei  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1700  
18th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
38  
35
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
mni  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
mni  
ilo  

Glottocode
mani1292  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
omp  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Ilocano Speaking population

Meithei and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Meithei vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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