Somali and Meithei
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India, Manipur
National Language
Somalia
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Evening Good
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Nongale haugatl
Bye
caraysiiyo
Chatcharage
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Loi
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Pangal
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Native Name
af Soomaali
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
somali
Meithei
German Name
Somali
Meithei
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Meithei people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
so
No data available
Glottocode
soma1255
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali 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 Somali and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Meithei Speaking population
Somali and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % 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 Somali and Meithei on Somali vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Meithei Language Codes
Somali and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.