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Meithei and Sundanese


Sundanese and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Indonesia  

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
-  
-  

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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
16  
6

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Halo  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Mangga  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Hapunten  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Basa Sunda  

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

French Name
Meithei  
soundanais  

German Name
Meithei  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
1700  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Sundanese  

Language Position
38  
35
42  
39

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
sun  

ISO 639 3
mni  
sun  

ISO 639 6
mni  
sun  

Glottocode
mani1292  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Sundanese Speaking population

Meithei and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Meithei vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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