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Meithei and Portuguese


Portuguese and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
15  
5
19  
9

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Olá  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
boa noite  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
bom Dia  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
pesaroso  

Bye
Chatcharage  
tchau  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Pangal  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Português  

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

French Name
Meithei  
portugais  

German Name
Meithei  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1700  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Portuguese  

Language Position
38  
35
6  
6

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
por  

ISO 639 3
mni  
por  

ISO 639 6
mni  
por  

Glottocode
mani1292  
port1283  

Linguasphere
omp  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Portuguese Speaking population

Meithei and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Meithei vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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