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Meithei and Indonesian


Indonesian and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
-  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

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.
  
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

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

Derived From
-  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
15  
5
19  
9

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Halo  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
Chanbiduna  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
maaf  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
3,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Bahasa Melayu  

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

French Name
Meithei  
indonésien  

German Name
Meithei  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
1700  
7th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Indonesian  

Language Position
38  
35
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
ind  

ISO 639 3
mni  
ind  

ISO 639 6
mni  
ind  

Glottocode
mani1292  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Meithei and Indonesian Speaking population

Meithei and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Meithei vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Indonesian Language Codes

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

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