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Korean and Bengali


Bengali and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
4   
11

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

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

Alphabets
40   
21
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
11   
8

How Many Consonants
19   
9
40   
29

Scripts
Hangul   
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Chakma   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Bangladesh, Burma, India   

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

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Hajong   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Bangladesh, India   

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Rarhi   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
215.00 million   
9

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
3.11 %   
8

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)   

History

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   

Language Position
12   
11
4   
4

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Korean and Bengali Speaking population

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

Korean and Bengali Language Codes

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