Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Sweden
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Finland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2927
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
96
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1815
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
hej
Khurumjari
Thank You
tacka dig
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
hur mår du
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
godnatt
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
god kväll
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
god morgon
Nongale haugatl
Please
vänligen
Chanbiduna
Sorry
ledsen
Saobiganu
Bye
hej då
Chatcharage
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Dialects
Loi
Where They Speak
Gabon
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dialects
Pangal
Where They Speak
Georgia
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Dialects
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
France
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
796
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
15.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.13 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.70 million1.50 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Svenska
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
suédois
Meithei
German Name
Schwedisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Meithei people
Origin
13th Century
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Swedish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Standard Meithei
Language Position
8938
1
120
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Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
sv
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
swe
mni
ISO 639 2/B
swe
mni
ISO 639 3
swe
mni
ISO 639 6
swe
mni
Glottocode
swed1254
mani1292
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
omp
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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