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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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

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
Not Available   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
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   
34

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
273,000.00   
32
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00   
19
10,000.00   
34

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
Not Available   
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
1700   
4 BC   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
Not Available   
49   
36

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
omp   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
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 Not Available 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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