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Korean and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
0  
15

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
11  
8

How Many Consonants
19  
9
34  
24

Scripts
Hangul  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million  
22
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
coréen  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Not Available  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
12  
11
37  
29

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
bho  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
59-AAF-sa  

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

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Korean and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Korean and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Korean vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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