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Meithei and Uyghur


Uyghur and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
China  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
China  

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  
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
-  
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  

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.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Uzbek Language  

Derived From
-  
Gokturk Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
15  
5
27  
17

Scripts
Bengali  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Ässalamu läykum.  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
rakhmat  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
تۆنۈگۈن خەير  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Please
Chanbiduna  
birdam  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
kachurung  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Khayr khosh  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
sizni yahshi kOrman  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Kachurung  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Turpan  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
China  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Hotan  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
China  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Lop Nur  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
China  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
21

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
10.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  

French Name
Meithei  
ouïgour  

German Name
Meithei  
Uigurisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Uyghur  

History

Origin
1700  
11  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Uyghur  

Language Position
38  
35
98  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Uyghur  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ug  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
uig  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
uig  

ISO 639 3
mni  
uig  

ISO 639 6
mni  
uig  

Glottocode
mani1292  
uigh1240  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Meithei and Uyghur Speaking population

Meithei and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Meithei vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Uyghur Language Codes

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

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