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Meithei and Oromo


Oromo and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Ethiopia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
Somalia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
10   
7

How Many Consonants
15   
5
24   
14

Scripts
Bengali   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
akkam   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
Not Available   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
Chanbiduna   
Maaloo   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
Chatcharage   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Borana   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Orma   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Wata   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
Afaan Oromo   

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

French Name
Meithei   
galla   

German Name
Meithei   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Oromos   

History

Origin
1700   
16   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
Not Available   
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
orm   

ISO 639 3
mni   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
nucl1736   

Linguasphere
omp   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Meithei and Oromo Speaking population

Meithei and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Meithei vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Oromo Language Codes

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

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