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Meithei and Sindhi


Sindhi and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India, Pakistan, Sindh  

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
-  
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  

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 first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Gujarati  

Derived From
-  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
15  
5
42  
31

Scripts
Bengali  
Arabic, Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Assalam O Alaikum  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Meharbani  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kehra haal aahin  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
tava kia aayo  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Sham Jo Salam  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Assalam o Alaikum  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Subho Bakhair  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Mehrbani  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Moon khe afsos aahe  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Upper Sindh  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Central Sindh  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
23

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Lari  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
25.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.39 %  
36

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
سنڌي  

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

French Name
Meithei  
sindhi  

German Name
Meithei  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[sɪndi]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Sindhi people  

History

Origin
1700  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Sindhi  

Language Position
38  
35
50  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Sindhi  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
snd  

ISO 639 3
mni  
snd  

ISO 639 6
mni  
snd  

Glottocode
mani1292  
sind1272  

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

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Meithei and Sindhi Speaking population

Meithei and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Meithei vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Sindhi Language Codes

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

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