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Sundanese and Meithei


Meithei and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia  
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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
15  
5

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Nuhun  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Mangga  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Hapunten  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Punten  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Banten  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
soundanais  
Meithei  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
1700  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
42  
39
38  
35

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
mni  

ISO 639 3
sun  
mni  

ISO 639 6
sun  
mni  

Glottocode
sund1251  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Sundanese and Meithei Speaking population

Sundanese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Meithei on Sundanese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Meithei Language Codes

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

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