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Meithei and Tagalog


Tagalog and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
18  
8

Scripts
Bengali  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
Chanbiduna  
pakiusap  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Paálam  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Tagalog  

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

French Name
Meithei  
tagalog  

German Name
Meithei  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
1700  
1593  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Filipino  

Language Position
38  
35
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
mni  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
mni  
tgl  

Glottocode
mani1292  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
omp  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Tagalog Speaking population

Meithei and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Meithei vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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