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Meithei and Kirundi


Kirundi and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Burundi, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, 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.
  
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
19  
9

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Chatcharage  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
íkiRǔndi  

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

French Name
Meithei  
rundi  

German Name
Meithei  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1700  
1500  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Kirundi  

Language Position
38  
35
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
run  

ISO 639 3
mni  
run  

ISO 639 6
mni  
run  

Glottocode
mani1292  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Kirundi Speaking population

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

Meithei and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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