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Bengali and Korean


Korean and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
5  
10

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
51  
30
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
21  
18

How Many Consonants
40  
29
19  
9

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Hangul  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
36
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
36
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
India  
China, North Korea  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
16
Not Available  

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
bengali  
coréen  

German Name
Bengali  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Koreans  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
4  
4
12  
11

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
kor  

ISO 639 3
ben  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
beng1280  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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All Bengali and Korean 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 Bengali and Korean dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bengali and Korean Speaking population

Bengali and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Bengali and Korean on Bengali vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Korean Language Codes

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

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