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Meithei and Oriya


Oriya and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India  

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
-  
-  

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 earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Bengali and Assamese  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
15  
5
31  
21

Scripts
Bengali  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
ଦୟାକରି  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Baleswari  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Ganjami  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
India  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Kosli  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
33.00 million  
34

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.50 %  
31

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
33.00 million  
28

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  

French Name
Meithei  
oriya  

German Name
Meithei  
Oriya-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Odias  

History

Origin
1700  
3 BC  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Standard Odia  

Language Position
38  
35
32  
30

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
-  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
or  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
ori  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
ori  

ISO 639 3
mni  
ori  

ISO 639 6
mni  
ori  

Glottocode
mani1292  
macr1269  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Oriya Speaking population

Meithei and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Meithei vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Oriya Language Codes

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

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