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Sindhi and Meithei


Meithei and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh  
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
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  
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Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • 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
Gujarati  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Prakrit Language  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64  
37
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
42  
31
15  
5

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Meharbani  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
tava kia aayo  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Mehrbani  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Allah Wahi  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
26
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Vicholi  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Central Sindh  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
23
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Lari  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
25.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million  
37
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.39 %  
36
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
سنڌي  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Sindhi  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
sindhi  
Meithei  

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[sɪndi]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Sindhi people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
711 A.D  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sindhi  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
50  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Sindhi  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
sd  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
snd  
mni  

ISO 639 3
snd  
mni  

ISO 639 6
snd  
mni  

Glottocode
sind1272  
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 Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sindhi and Meithei Speaking population

Sindhi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Meithei on Sindhi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sindhi and Meithei Language Codes

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

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