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Oriya and Meithei


Meithei and Oriya


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Bengali and Assamese  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42  
22
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
31  
21
15  
5

Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
ଦୟାକରି  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  
Saobiganu  

Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Baleswari  
Loi  

Where They Speak
India  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
22
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ganjami  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
India  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
20
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kosli  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
India  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
33.00 million  
34
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.50 %  
31
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
33.00 million  
28
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
oriya  
Meithei  

German Name
Oriya-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Odias  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
3 BC  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Odia  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
32  
30
38  
35

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
or  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ori  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
ori  
mni  

ISO 639 3
ori  
mni  

ISO 639 6
ori  
mni  

Glottocode
macr1269  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Oriya and Meithei Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Oriya and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Oriya and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oriya are spoken in different Oriya Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oriya vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oriya dialects include: Baleswari, Ganjami. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Oriya and Meithei Speaking population

Oriya and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Oriya and Meithei on Oriya vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oriya and Meithei Language Codes

Oriya and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oriya and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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