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Meithei and Yoruba


Yoruba and Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Nigeria  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Yoruba Academy  

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 largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
15  
5
17  
7

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
e dupe  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
e kaaro  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Jowo  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
binu  

Bye
Chatcharage  
bye  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
30.00 million  
36

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+
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Yorùbá  

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

French Name
Meithei  
yoruba  

German Name
Meithei  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
1700  
4 BC  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
38  
35
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
yor  

ISO 639 3
mni  
yor  

ISO 639 6
mni  
yor  

Glottocode
mani1292  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Meithei and Yoruba Speaking population

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

Meithei and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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