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Meithei vs Lithuanian


Lithuanian vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
European Union, Lithuania  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Lithuania  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  
Poland  

Regulated By
-  
Commission of the Lithuanian 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.
  
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Latvian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
15  
5
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Sveiki  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Ačiū  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Kaip sekasi?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Labanakt  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Labas vakaras  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Laba diena  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Labas rytas  

Please
Chanbiduna  
Prašom  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
atsiprašau  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Ate  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Aš myliu tave  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Atsiprašau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Samogitian  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Aukštaitian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Curonian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
lietuvių kalba  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy  

French Name
Meithei  
lituanien  

German Name
Meithei  
Litauisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Lithuanians  

History

Origin
1700  
c. 1503  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
Baltic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Lithuanian  

Language Position
38  
35
44  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Lithuanian Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
lt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
lit  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
lit  

ISO 639 3
mni  
lit  

ISO 639 6
mni  
lit  

Glottocode
mani1292  
lith1251  

Linguasphere
omp  
54-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Meithei and Lithuanian Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Lithuanian language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Lithuanian language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Lithuanian language states that this language originated in c. 1503. 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 Lithuanian Language History.

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

Meithei vs Lithuanian Difficulty

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

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