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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
-  
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
-  
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
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

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
মানিপুরি  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
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
দুঃখিত  
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  
36

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
India  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

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
0.01 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
43.00 million  
20

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
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
1700  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
38  
35
20  
18

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
-  
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
mni  
urd  

Glottocode
mani1292  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
omp  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
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 0.01 % 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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