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Meithei and Welsh


Welsh and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Wales  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

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

Derived From
-  
British Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
15  
5
21  
11

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Helô  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Diolch  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Nos da  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Bore da  

Please
Chanbiduna  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Hwyl  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Gwynedd  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Powys  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
700,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

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

French Name
Meithei  
gallois  

German Name
Meithei  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
1700  
9th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Welsh  

Language Position
38  
35
31  
29

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Welsh Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
wel  

ISO 639 3
mni  
cym  

ISO 639 6
mni  
cym  

Glottocode
mani1292  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
omp  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Historical  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Meithei and Welsh Speaking population

Meithei and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. 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 Welsh on Meithei vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Welsh Language Codes

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

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