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Meithei vs Filipino


Filipino vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

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

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
23  
13

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Paalam  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
filipino  

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

French Name
Meithei  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Meithei  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
1700  
16th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Filipino  

Language Position
38  
35
34  
32

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
fil  

ISO 639 3
mni  
fil  

ISO 639 6
mni  
fil  

Glottocode
mani1292  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
omp  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Meithei and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Filipino language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Filipino Language History.

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Meithei and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Filipino language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Meithei vs Filipino Difficulty

The Meithei vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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