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Meithei vs Uyghur


Uyghur vs Meithei


Countries

Countries
India, Manipur  
China  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
China  

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  
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
-  
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  

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.
  
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

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

Derived From
-  
Gokturk Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
15  
5
27  
17

Scripts
Bengali  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari  
Ässalamu läykum.  

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare  
rakhmat  

How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  

Good Night
Athengba Ahing  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  

Good Evening
মানিপুরি  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Good Afternoon
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  
تۆنۈگۈن خەير  

Good Morning
Nongale haugatl  
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Please
Chanbiduna  
birdam  

Sorry
Saobiganu  
kachurung  

Bye
Chatcharage  
Khayr khosh  

I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi  
sizni yahshi kOrman  

Excuse Me
দুঃখিত  
Kachurung  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi  
Turpan  

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos  
China  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 2
Pangal  
Hotan  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
China  

How Many People Speak
273,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Meithei proper  
Lop Nur  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  
China  

How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
21

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
7  
7

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন  
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  

Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  

French Name
Meithei  
ouïgour  

German Name
Meithei  
Uigurisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  

Ethnicity
Meithei people  
Uyghur  

History

Origin
1700  
11  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  

Standard Forms
Standard Meithei  
Uyghur  

Language Position
38  
35
98  
99+

Signed Forms
Meithei Sign Language  
Signed Uyghur  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ug  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni  
uig  

ISO 639 2/B
mni  
uig  

ISO 639 3
mni  
uig  

ISO 639 6
mni  
uig  

Glottocode
mani1292  
uigh1240  

Linguasphere
omp  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Meithei and Uyghur Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Uyghur language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Uyghur language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Uyghur language states that this language originated in 11. 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 Uyghur Language History.

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

Meithei vs Uyghur Difficulty

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

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