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Meithei and Punjabi


Punjabi and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

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

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
15  
5
41  
30

Scripts
Bengali  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
Meithei  
pendjabi  

German Name
Meithei  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
1700  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
38  
35
23  
21

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
pan  

ISO 639 3
mni  
pan  

ISO 639 6
mni  
panj  

Glottocode
mani1292  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Meithei and Punjabi Speaking population

Meithei and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Meithei vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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