Meithei and Shona
Countries
India, Manipur
Zimbabwe
National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Athengba Ahing
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
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Manheru
Good Afternoon
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Masikati
Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Mangwanani
Please
Chanbiduna
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Saobiganu
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
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Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন
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Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
Meithei
shona
German Name
Meithei
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Meithei people
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Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Standard Meithei
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Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mani1292
core1255
Linguasphere
omp
99-AUT-a
Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Meithei and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Meithei and Shona Speaking population
Meithei and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Meithei vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Meithei and Shona Language Codes
Meithei and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Meithei and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.