Yoruba and Meithei
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
India, Manipur
National Language
Nigeria
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
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Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
e dupe
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
ka a ale
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Good Afternoon
e kaasan
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Good Morning
e kaaro
Nongale haugatl
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
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Where They Speak
Nigeria
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
yoruba
Meithei
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Meithei people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Standard Meithei
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
yo
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
yoru1245
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Meithei Speaking population
Yoruba and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. 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 Yoruba and Meithei on Yoruba vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Meithei Language Codes
Yoruba and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.