Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
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
  
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
77.00 million
  
12
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
coréen
  
bengali
  
German Name
Koreanisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Koreans
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
Before 1st century
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Koreanic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ko
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kor
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
kor
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
Kor
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kore1280
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
45-AAA
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available