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Uyghur and Meithei


Meithei and Uyghur


Countries

Countries
China  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
China  
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
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  
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Interesting Facts
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
  • 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
Uzbek Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
Gokturk Language  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
27  
17
15  
5

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ässalamu läykum.  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
rakhmat  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
تۆنۈگۈن خەير  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
birdam  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
kachurung  
Saobiganu  

Bye
Khayr khosh  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Kachurung  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Turpan  
Loi  

Where They Speak
China  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hotan  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
China  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Lop Nur  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
China  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
21
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
10.40 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
ouïgour  
Meithei  

German Name
Uigurisch  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Uyghur  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
11  
1700  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Uyghur  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
98  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Uyghur  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ug  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uig  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
uig  
mni  

ISO 639 3
uig  
mni  

ISO 639 6
uig  
mni  

Glottocode
uigh1240  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Uyghur and Meithei Speaking population

Uyghur and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uyghur and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Uyghur and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 % 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 Uyghur and Meithei on Uyghur vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Uyghur and Meithei Language Codes

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

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