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Meithei vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
15  
5
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Salama!  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Chanbiduna  
azafady  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
Merina  

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

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
Meithei  
malgache  

German Name
Meithei  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
1700  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
38  
35
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
mni  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
mni  
mlg  

Glottocode
mani1292  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Meithei and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Malagasy language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Malagasy Language History.

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

Meithei vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Meithei vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is 30 weeks.

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