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Meithei vs Kashmiri


Kashmiri vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India, Pakistan  

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
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
17  
14

How Many Consonants
15  
5
27  
17

Scripts
Bengali  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Hach ch'i  

Please
Chanbiduna  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

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

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
Meithei  
kashmiri  

German Name
Meithei  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
1700  
12th Century  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
38  
35
23  
21

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
kas  

ISO 639 3
mni  
kas  

ISO 639 6
mni  
kas  

Glottocode
mani1292  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Meithei and Kashmiri Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Kashmiri language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Kashmiri language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th 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 Kashmiri Language History.

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

Meithei vs Kashmiri Difficulty

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

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