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Meithei vs Ilocano


Ilocano 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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
15  
5
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Chanbiduna  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Pakada  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
ilokano  

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

French Name
Meithei  
ilocano  

German Name
Meithei  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1700  
18th 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
38  
35
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
mni  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
mni  
ilo  

Glottocode
mani1292  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
omp  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Meithei and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Ilocano language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Meithei vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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