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Meithei and Latvian


Latvian and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Latvia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
-  
Latvian State Language Center  

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

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

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
15  
5
24  
14

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Sveiki  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Paldies  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Labdien  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Labrīt  

Please
Chanbiduna  
lūdzu  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
France, Latvia  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
latviešu valoda  

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

French Name
Meithei  
letton  

German Name
Meithei  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˈlætviən]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
1700  
1530  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Baltic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Latvian  

Language Position
38  
35
9  
9

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
lav  

ISO 639 3
mni  
lav  

ISO 639 6
mni  
lav  

Glottocode
mani1292  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
omp  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Meithei and Latvian Speaking population

Meithei and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Meithei vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Latvian Language Codes

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