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Meithei and Urdu


Urdu and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
10   
7

How Many Consonants
15   
5
40   
29

Scripts
Bengali   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
خوش آمديد   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
آپ کا شکریہ   

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
گڈ نائٹ   

Good Evening
Not Available   
سلام علیکم   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
گڈ آفٹر نون   

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl   
گڈ مارننگ   

Please
Chanbiduna   
براہ مہربانی   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
معاف کرنا   

Bye
Chatcharage   
الوداع   

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi   
مجھے تم سے محبت   

Excuse Me
Not Available   
معاف کیجئے گا   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Dakhini   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
India   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
11,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Hyderabadi Urdu   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
India   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Rekhta   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
South Asia   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million   
99+
104.00 million   
15

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
61.00 million   
19

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
43.00 million   
14

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
اُردُو   

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

French Name
Meithei   
ourdou   

German Name
Meithei   
Urdu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈʊrd̪u]   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1700   
12th Century CE   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Modern Standard Urdu   

Language Position
Not Available   
20   
18

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ur   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
urd   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
urd   

ISO 639 3
mni   
urd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
urdu1245   

Linguasphere
omp   
59-AAF-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Meithei and Urdu Speaking population

Meithei and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Meithei vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Urdu Language Codes

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

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