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Tagalog and Meithei


Meithei and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
15  
5

Scripts
Baybayin  
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
Kamusta  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
pakiusap  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Paálam  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Tagalog  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

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

French Name
tagalog  
Meithei  

German Name
Tagalog  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1593  
1700  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
58  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
mni  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
mni  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
mni  

Glottocode
taga1269  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Tagalog and Meithei Speaking population

Tagalog and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Meithei on Tagalog vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Meithei Language Codes

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

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