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Meithei vs Armenian


Armenian vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Armenian Highland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Greek  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
38  
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
15  
5
32  
22

Scripts
Bengali  
Armenian manuscript  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
12  
9

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Բարեւ (Barev)  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Բարի օր (Bari or)  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
կներեք (knerek’)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Ց'տեսություն  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Western Armenian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
6.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
7.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  

French Name
Meithei  
arménien  

German Name
Meithei  
Armenisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Armenians  

History

Origin
1700  
late 5th century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  

Language Position
38  
35
14  
13

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Armenian  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
hy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
hye  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
arm  

ISO 639 3
mni  
hye  

ISO 639 6
mni  
hye  

Glottocode
mani1292  
arme1241  

Linguasphere
omp  
57-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Meithei and Armenian Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Armenian language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Armenian language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Meithei and Armenian Language History.

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Meithei and Armenian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Meithei and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Armenian language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Meithei vs Armenian Difficulty

The Meithei vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Meithei and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.

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